On Saturday night, roving terrorists assaulted the Maru Local Government headquarters in Zamfara State, murdering a divisional police officer and two other people.
Residents were forced to flee for safety as a result of the gunmen’s intermittent shooting as they assaulted Maru in large numbers.
The Divisional Police Officer of the Local Government, Kazeem Raheem, organised his soldiers and a few neighbourhood vigilantes to fend off the bandits as soon as he learned of the attack.
The DPO, a sergeant by the name of Rabiu Bagobiri, and a vigilante official by the name of Shehu Chuka, however, were all slain during the counteroffensive.
SP Mohammed Shehu, a spokesman for the Zamfara State Police Command, stated over the phone that police officials from the state are currently in Maru conducting an on-the-ground evaluation.
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SP Shehu informed our correspondent, “We are currently in Maru; I will get back to you when we get in Gusau.
Unknown citizens were also kidnapped in the incident, a source from the local government offices stated to News Point Nigeria.
The insider, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “They snatched people, but no specific number so far. They are still looking for people who bolted for their lives.
There are many terrorist problems in Zamfara State’s Maru Local Government Area, which is around 35 kilometres from the state capital of Gusau.
Both the state commissioner for information, Ibrahim Dosara, and the sole administrator of the local government, Isah Dangulbi, could not be reached since their phone lines were disconnected.
