No fewer than seven persons, including a policeman, are feared to have been killed when armed bandits attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters in Zurmi, headquarters of the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
A report by Channels Television late on Sunday, said the armed bandits invaded the town on Sunday evening.
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An indigene of the town, Babangida Zurmi, told Channels Television that he was 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.
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