BREAKING: Scores Feared Dead As Bandits Attack Zamfara Communities

• The bandits invaded communities in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed scores of residents in Zamfara State following an attack on communities in the state.

EKO HOT BLOG gathered that no fewer than forty-two residents were killed during an attack which occurred on Thursday night.

It was learnt that the bandits invaded communities in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

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As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the incident was confirmed by the Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu, noting that the number of residents killed by the bandits could not be ascertained at the moment.

“There was an attack but the death is not forty-two as the media is saying. Just give me ten minutes,” the police spokesperson stated.

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