Police avert attack on Zamfara community, kill one suspect

The Police in Zamfara said on Tuesday it averted an attempt by gunmen to attack Tangaram community in Anka Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Muhammad Shehu said in a statement made it available to newsmen in Gusau that one of the suspects was killed by the police.

“There was attempt by the bandits at the early hours of Saturday, July 14, to attack Tangaram community which was frustrated by the police.

“The command which mobilised a team of policemen to the scene, engaged the bandits in gun battle, after which one was shot dead while others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds,” he said.