The Zamfara State police command on Sunday successfully foiled an armed robbery attack along the Gusau-Sokoto Road, near Dogon Karfe in Bakura Local overnment Area.
The bandits who planned to dispossess innocent commuters of their valuables were repelled by police tactical operatives.
According to the public relations officer of the command, SP Mohammed Shehu, the gun battle lasted for hours, during which many bandits were neutralized with some of them believed to have escaped with gun injuries.
“They, however, managed to evacuate the corpses due to their large number that was believed to be around 200,” SP Shehu said in a statement.
He said the road is now cleared for motorists and other road users with rigorous confidence building patrol being intensified to avert further road blockage elsewhere.
Shehu added that the combing of the surrounding forest is being conducted by combined police tactical operatives, including police special forces.