Police ward off Bandits attack in Zamfara State.
The Zamfara State Police Command has fought off Bandits trying to attack Yarkala village in Rawayya District of Bungudu Local Government Area of the state.
The Zamfara State Police Command has fought off Bandits trying to attack Yarkala village in Rawayya District of Bungudu Local Government Area of the state.
The Event was disclosed in a statement signed by the police spokesperson Mohammed Shehu.
“On 8th April 2021 Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder deployed to Rawayya – Yarkala axis were alerted about the presence of a large number of armed bandits who were moving to Yarkala village on an attack mission. On receiving the distress, the operatives quickly mobilized and dislodged the bandits; as a result, they fled back to the forest with possible gunshot wounds.
“In the course of mopping up the scene, an AK 47 Rifle with breech no. 1983NI2328 and a Magazine containing 10 Rounds of live ammunition belonging to one of the fleeing bandits were recovered and are now in Police custody,” the statement read in part.
Also on Friday, April 9, the Zamfara State Government has secured the release of 11 kidnapped victims abducted by a group of kidnappers and taken to a forest near Gobirawan Chali in Maru Local Government Area.
Ten out of the 11 kidnapped victims are natives of Kyakyaka, Tungar Haki and Gidan Ango villages of Gusau Local Government Area, while the other victim is from Kaduna state respectively.
All the rescued victims have been debriefed by the Police and later handed over to the Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs who will reunite them with their families.
