Zamfara Police kill One Bandit, Arrest Two Others

Police kill a bandit, two others arrested during a raid in Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State.

The suspects, Bello Sani and Auwal Hassan,  sent letters to the Head of Gyalange village and threating to set the village ablaze if a sum of N3 million is not given to them.

Zamfara State Commissioner of Police , Usman Nagoggo, said, “ Armed bandits stormed Maitagwaye village in Tsafe Local Government in an attempt to commit crime.

“ On receiving the information , the police quickly mobilised and rushed to the scene and engaged the bandits with the vigilante group where one of them was killed.

“ In the letter, the message was that the residents must raise N 3 million within three days or the whole community will be wiped out.

“ On getting this information , the police launched a manhunt on the suspects and eventually arrested them and they have confessed to committing the act .”