Zamfara bandits kill 18 in night attack

Zamfara Bandits Kill 18 People in Night Attack

No fewer than 18 villagers in Zamfara State were killed during an attack by armed bandits, PRNigeria reports.

The bandits, it was learnt, invaded Kuryan Madaro, on Tuesday night.

Local sources said some houses and business shops were razed, together with 15 vehicles, which include a police patrol van.

Meanwhile, the state government has secured the release of more than 200 victims of kidnapping through dialogue.

The speaker of the Zamfara house of assembly, Nasiru Magarya made the disclosure when he received a delegation of the conference of speakers of state legislatures, who visited him in Gusau, the Zamfara capital.

PRNigeria