Five communities of Faru district in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State were attacked by bandits on Thursday morning, leaving several persons dead.
The communities affected include Gudan-Baushi, Gidan-Adamu,Gudan-Maidawa, Tsauni, and Wari.
The spokesperson of the state Police Command, Mohammed Shehu, put the death toll at 35 persons.
He said policemen could not reach the affected communities on time when they were informed of the invasion due to the poor road network.
He, therefore, assured that the “police are currently working tirelessly” to bring the assailants to justice.
Gunmen had stormed the communities around 11 am on Thursday morning on motorcycles to carry out the attack.
The corpses were taken to Faru town where they were buried.
Banditry and kidnap have become commonplace in Zamfara with the abduction of 317 female students from a government school in early February being amongst one of the growing cases of the menace.
Angry youths armed with weapons staged a violent protest along the Gusau – Kaura Namoda Highway decrying the state of insecurity. and attacks that the people of the area have suffered at the hands of the bandits.
