Following new bandit attacks, residents of the Mada district within the Gusau Local Government have left their homes.
After killing one local vigilante and kidnapping about seven people on Thursday, the bandits began their most recent attacks in Mada and the nearby villages.
At around 5:00 pm on Friday, the same Mada Community was the target of a new attack by the bandits, who also kidnapped three more people while firing heavy gunshots at the occupants.
Twelve people were killed later that day when gunmen attacked the Gidan Bangi community in the Ruwan-bore under Mada district.
Many residents were forced to leave their homes and move to safer areas like Kwatarkwashi as a result of the frequent attacks.
One of the community members claimed that members of the affected communities had planned to demonstrate in response to the attacks, but the planned demonstration was suppressed by the security forces.
SP Mohammed Shehu, the state police command’s spokesperson, did not return calls left for him, making attempts to reach him unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, the government has instructed citizens to purchase firearms in order to defend themselves against bandits who appear to be raging through the state as part of efforts to stop the rising trend of insecurity within the state and its environs.
The order was announced on Saturday by Mr. Ibrahim Dosara, the Zamfara Commissioner for Information.
According to a portion of the statement, “Government has directed individuals to prepare and obtain guns to defend themselves against the bandits, as government has directed the state commissioner of police to issue licences to all those who qualify and are wishing to obtain such guns to defend themselves.”
