{"id":93542,"date":"2021-10-14T20:46:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=93542"},"modified":"2021-10-14T20:46:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:46:16","slug":"bandits-kill-five-soldiers-trying-to-repel-attack-on-travellers-in-zamfara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/14\/bandits-kill-five-soldiers-trying-to-repel-attack-on-travellers-in-zamfara\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits kill five soldiers trying to repel attack on travellers in Zamfara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bandits killed five soldiers who were trying to repel an attack on travellers at Wanzamai community in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>According to Daily Trust, the soldiers were responding to a distress call when the bandits opened fire on their vehicles on Wednesday afternoon, October 13.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/11\/19-traders-including-two-brothers-killed-as-bandits-attack-sokoto-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bandits<\/a> also abducted many motorists in the incident which occurred on a road leading to Gusau, between Kucheri and Wanzamai.<\/p>\n<p>The armed bandits reportedly made away with the rifles of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/04\/why-entitlements-of-slain-soldiers-have-not-been-paid-nigerias-finance-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slain soldiers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93544\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/14\/slain-soldier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/14\/slain-soldier.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/14\/slain-soldier-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/14\/slain-soldier-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/10\/kunlenet07\/2021\/10\/14\/slain-soldier-768x1001.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the slain solders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, confirmed the attack in an interview with BBC Hausa Service but did not give the casualty figures.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Premium Times, Maryam Gatawa, a lecturer with the Federal University Gusau, said the attack lasted for more than 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Gatawa said she narrowly escaped being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/13\/popular-catholic-priest-abducted-in-abia-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abducted<\/a> in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They had just finished abducting people when our vehicle arrived. 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According to Daily Trust, the soldiers were responding to a distress call when the bandits opened fire on their vehicles on Wednesday afternoon, October 13. 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