23 Vigilantes Killed By Bandits In Zamfara.

The spokesman for Zamfara State Police Command, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed on Monday, that at least 23 local vigilante members have been killed and several others injured when bandits attacked Ruwan-Tofa community in Zamfara State.

According to the command’s spokesman, trouble started when the bandits stormed the village on Saturday and rustled several cows belonging to the villagers.

He noted that the security officials were killed during the attack carried out between Saturday and Sunday in Maru Local Government Area of the state.

Local vigilante members were immediately mobilised in the area and went after the bandits but were caught up in an ambush by the criminals.

Residents of the community disclosed that while 10 bodies were recovered after the attack, 13 others died from gunshot injuries while undergoing treatment at the hospitals.

He added that the troops on Sunday rescued six persons who were abducted and taken into the forest by the bandits.