April 21, (THEWILL)- At least three persons have been killed and several others injured on Sunday, by bandits who attacked a market in Tsafe, the administrative seat of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State.
Abubakar Tsafe, a local resident told newsmen that the bandits entered the market around 11am, firing indiscriminately at buyers and traders
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident.
“Yes, there was an incident this morning in Tsafe. The bandits entered the town, there were casualties, but I can’t confirm the figures now. I’m still waiting for the DPO of Tsafe to give a full situation report. What I can confirm to you now is that the military and the police engaged the terrorists in a gun battle and the area is calm now”, he said.
Meanwhile, normalcy has been restored in the area, after troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, who were deployed engaged the bandits in a gun duel forcing them to retreat into the forest.
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