The villagers were killed during an attack on Sakiddar Magaji and Janbako communities in the Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops deployed to Forward Operating Base Bakura of Zamfara State killed five out of the bandits who killed no fewer than 10 persons in a fresh attack.
The villagers were killed during an attack on Sakiddar Magaji and Janbako communities in the Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered on Sunday morning that during the fresh attack by the armed bandits, about 10 residents of the communities were killed while several others sustained varying degrees of injury.
Channels TV reports that the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, while reacting to the incident, described the attack as barbaric and unprovoked aggression against innocent people.
He added that his administration will not fold its arms and allow criminal elements to unleash terror without repercussions.
The governor in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mustapha Jafaru, said, “The unfortunate incident came at a time when his government is working hard toward strategizing on how to bring an end to the protracted security problem in the state.
“A directive has been issued to the Heads of security Agencies in the state to as a matter of urgency deploy more security personnel to the affected communities to forestall further destruction of lives and properties in the area.”
He condoled with the families of those who were killed in the attack and sympathized with the people injured while praying to God to grant rest to those who lost their lives.
Meanwhile, a top military source reportedly confirmed the incident and said that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji killed five of the bandits who carried out the attacks on the communities.
According to the military source, the troops deployed at Forward Operating Base Bakura while on patrol received credible information of armed bandits’ attack on Rogoji village in Bakura Local Government Area and Sakiddar Magaji village of Janbako district in Maradun local government area of the state.
“On arrival at the village, bandits fled on sighting troops advance, consequently, troops went on pursuit after the bandits with a heavy volume of fire and in the process, five bandits were neutralised,” Channels TV quoted the source as saying.
The source also said that the troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, ammunition, and an unconfirmed number of rustled cattle, goats and donkeys during the operation.