Daily Trust gathered that five other persons were killed in the attack which happened in the wee hours of the day.
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This was contained in a statement by the Command’s spokesman, SP Muhammad Shehu, on Tuesday.
Ahmad, who is also the Chairman of the state Council of Chiefs, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday when the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, led Service Chiefs on an assessment visit to Governor Bello Matawalle.
According to the television station, the attack occurred on Tuesday, with vehicles and shops set ablaze by the bandits.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Shehu Mohammed, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Gusau.
An eye witness, Shuaibu Kabaro, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Maru that the suspected gunmen attacked the two communities and the incident was immediately reported to the security agents.
Liti, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau, said that the fire started around 1a.m. on Monday, when electricity supply was restored.
Confirming the attack to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau, the state capital, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sanusi Amiru, said the incident was a reprisal attack by the gunmen on Thursday
The invaders were believed to be cattle rustlers