Afrigather No fewer than three individuals misplaced their lives on Sunday when bandits invaded a market in Tsafe city, headquarters of Tsafe Native Authorities Space of Zamfara State.
An eyewitness talking to Channels TV mentioned the bandits stormed the market round 11 a.m. on Sunday and opened hearth on these on the market.
He mentioned, “The bandits entered round 11 a.m. and began taking pictures indiscriminately in the direction of the individuals on the market. The DPO of Tsafe gathered his officers on obligation and locked the police station, stopping individuals from getting into the place for shelter.”
The spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the assault by way of a phone dialog.
Whereas he couldn’t confirm the casualties, the state PPRO mentioned safety operatives together with the army and police have engaged the bandits and have introduced normalcy to the world.
Abubakar said, “Sure, there was an incident this morning in Tsafe, the bandits entered the city, and there have been casualties, however I can’t verify the figures now. I’m nonetheless ready for the DPO of Tsafe to present a full scenario report however what I can verify to you now’s that the army and the police engaged the terrorists in gun battle and the world is calm now.”
“Residents additionally confirmed that the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji deployed to Tsafe engaged the bandits in a gun duel which pressured them to retreat to the forest,” Channels TV added.
Gunmen, on Monday, killed the secretary of the Peoples Democratic Occasion within the Tsafe LG, recognized as Musa Ille.
Ille was killed in his residence at about 8:30 pm on Monday by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
A resident of the world, Iliyasu Samaila, advised The PUNCH that Ille had simply returned from the night time prayer (Ishai) when the gunmen entered his home and shot him lifeless.
In the meantime, some bandits referred to as for a peace talk with the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, as revealed in a viral video on Thursday.
Within the video, a bandit, Garba Habeeb, who claimed to be the chief, appealed for negotiation between his group and the state authorities.
