Fulani Settlement In Zamfara Attacked

On the outskirts of Anka town, along the Bagega-Anka Road in Zamfara State, bandits attacked a Fulani village.

According to Channels Television, armed individuals rushed the area about 5 p.m. on Wednesday and began shooting randomly.

According to an eyewitness, the robbers were involved in a gun fight with police officers stationed at a mining company down the route.

He said that no one was killed in the raid, but that the bandits robbed an undetermined number of cows belonging to community members.

The armed bandits also set fire to a motorcycle belonging to the Fulani chieftain in Anka, according to the witness.

The attack was confirmed by state police, who said the robbers were quickly repelled by security officers, who recovered the rustled livestock from them.

In a statement on Thursday, the spokesperson for the command, Shehu Mohammed, explained that police tactical operatives deployed to Anka were alerted that many bandits had stormed the Fulani settlement to attack and rustle cows.

“A combined police team in collaboration with the military mobilised to the scene where they engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel.

“As a result, they scampered to the forest and escaped with possible gunshot wounds,” Mohammed said.

He added, “All the rustled cows were recovered for the Fulani community members. Rigorous confidence-building patrol is being sustained to avert any attempt by the bandits to regroup for another onslaught.”

Hussaini Rabiu, the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, praised the joint security operatives for their quick response to the incident and asked them to keep up the pace till the state’s tranquility was restored.

He also urged citizens to continue to help the police and other security agencies in Zamfara’s ongoing battle against bandits and other criminals.