No fewer than seven persons, including a policeman, have been reportedly killed by bandits who attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters in Zurmi, headquarters of the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Channels Television reports late Sunday.
The report has it that the attack by the bandits occurred in the early evening on Sunday.
An indigene of the town, Babangida Zurmi, told Channels Television that he had yet to speak with any of his relatives as of 9:45pm because most of their numbers were switched off.
Zurmi said, “As we speak now, I can’t get in touch with anybody in the town. Their numbers are switched off. That means the bandits are still around. We need help from relevant authorities.”
Another source told Channels Television that the bandits attacked the town with a mission to avenge the killing of two persons by a local vigilante in the area.
He said apart from the Divisional Police Headquarters, several shops were also burnt by the bandits.
The spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the development to Channels Television.
Abubakar, who spoke via the telephone, said he was still gathering more information on the attack on the Divisional Police Headquarters.
