Gunmen have killed 18 persons in
some communities in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state, according to
Muhammad Bawa, emir of Tsafe.
The emir made the disclosure
while receiving Kabir Mai-Palace, house of representatives member representing
Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency, on Friday.
The emir said the attackers
invaded Bamamu, Danmale and Sako communities, Thursday evening and killed 18
persons.
He added that they came with over
50 motorcycles, shooting sporadically in the air.
The emir thanked the lawmaker for
the visit and his concern for his people.
Earlier, Mai-Palace had described
the attack as unfortunate and worrisome.
He said: “I had earlier visited
general hospital, Tsafe to sympathise with the victims who are receiving
treatment.
“Security is the major area I am
giving priority to, it is very disheartening the way these bandits are
attacking our communities. If I go back to Abuja, I am going raise these issues
in the house with the aim of finding solutions to the problems.
“As a representative of the
people, I don’t have any commitment beyond the interest of my people. l am also
going to present this incident to the Governor, Muhammad Matawallen-Maradun.”
The lawmaker, however, urged the
people of the state to remain calm and continue with prayers to seek God’s
intervention to end the problem.
The killings happened a week
after 34 persons were shot dead in the state. Efforts to contain the insecurity
in the state have not yielded the desired result.
On Sunday, Bello Mutawalle, the
governor, announced that he would be heading to Dubai to learn ideas on
tackling banditry.
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