Bandits attack Zamfara community, kill district head, two sons

No fewer than three persons were killed by armed bandits in Gada community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

During the invasion of the community very early on Wednesday, the armed men killed the District Head of Gada, Umaru Bawan-Allah, and his two sons.

The Commissioner for Information in Zamfara, Ibrahim Dosara, confirmed the attack hours after the incident.

According to the Commissioner, apart from the killings, the bandits also razed down the house of the district head of the community.

“The security agencies, including the Nigerian Air Force are currently on the trail of the bandits,” Dosara stated.

Also, indigene of the community, who witnessed the attack said the assailants invaded the area in the early hours and unleashed mayhem on the residents.

He stressed that the armed men abducted many others from the community, in addition to killing the district head of Gada and his two sons.

Gada community is about seven kilometres from Bungudu town, the headquarters of the local government.

The incident occurred about three months after the Emir of Bungudu, Hassan Attahiru, was abducted by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway.

Attahiru who was kidnapped in September spent 32 days in the custody of his abductors before he was released.