Bandits have killed three persons during an attack on Gada community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
During the invasion of the community in the early hours on
Wednesday, the armed men killed the District Head of Gada, Umaru Bawan-Allah,
and his two sons.
The Commissioner for Information in Zamfara, Ibrahim Dosara,
confirmed the attack hours after the incident.
He stated that apart from the killings, the bandits also
razed down the house of the district head of the community.
“The security agencies, including the Nigerian Air Force are
currently on the trail of the bandits,” Dosara stated.
Gada community is about seven kilometres from Bungudu town,
the headquarters of the local government.
The incident occurred about three months after the Emir of
Bungudu, Hassan Attahiru, was abducted by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja
Highway.
Attahiru who was kidnapped in September spent 32 days in the
custody of his abductors before he was released.