At least seven people were reportedly killed as gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded the Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Zurmi town, headquarters of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the attack, saying that he was still gathering information on the Zurmi attack.
It was learnt that the hoodlums attacked Zumi on Sunday evening, killing seven persons, including a police officer.
An indigene of the town, Babangida Zumi, informed newsmen that he was yet to speak with any of his relatives as of 9:45 pm.
“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,” Zumi said.
Another source from the area disclosed that the gunmen attacked the town with a mission to revenge the killing of two persons by local vigilante in the area.
He explained that several shops were burnt and the divisional headquarters of the police in Zurmi was also razed.
In another turn of events, another set of bandit groups operating in the Maradun Local Government Area killed four persons and abducted several others.
A sources said the four persons got killed when the bandits opened fire on the people clearing bushes along the road.
