₦airaland Forum

Bandits have attacked a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town along the Bagega-Anka Road in Zamfara State.

Sources told Channels Television that the armed men stormed the area at about 5pm on Wednesday and began to shoot sporadically.

But the bandits were engaged in a gun duel by the policemen who were stationed in a mining company along the road, an eyewitness said on Thursday.

He stated that no life was lost in the attack, but the bandits rustled an unspecified number of cows belonging to members of the community.

The witness said a motorcycle belonging to the leader of Fulani in Anka was also set ablaze by the armed bandits.

Police authorities in the state have confirmed the attack, saying the bandits were swiftly repelled by security operatives who recovered the rustled cattle from them.

In a statement on Thursday, the spokesperson for the command, Shehu Mohammed, explained that police tactical operatives deployed to Anka were alerted that many bandits had stormed the Fulani settlement to attack and rustle cows.

“A combined police team in collaboration with the military mobilised to the scene where they engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel.

“As a result, they scampered to the forest and escaped with possible gunshot wounds,” Mohammed said.

He added, “All the rustled cows were recovered for the Fulani community members. Rigorous confidence-building patrol is being sustained to avert any attempt by the bandits to regroup for another onslaught.”

In his reaction, the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Hussaini Rabiu, commended the joint security operatives for their prompt response to the incident and urged them to sustain the tempo until peace was restored in the state.

He also called on the residents to continue to support the police and other security agencies in the current fight against bandits and other criminals in Zamfara.

Dabronze:
I'm Happy

Bigdik70inch2:
Good news.........
May the two nuisance finish themselves......

Officialgarri:
Why won't you be happy? I mean how else do we expect inferior people to think?
Your public display of hatred towards people who are not from your region will not be forgotten.

But don't worry too much, we will treat you guys in the language you understand.

Kandeed:
#The Insecurity won't stop anytime soon

#The Hardship would still continue and increase

#The worse suffering haven't started yet

# Nigerians Sooner than later you'd be scared to come out
of ur gate

#The death ur running from can meet you on the road or
while travelling

#Fulani kidnappers would not hear Abeg

#Nigerians you can change this Evil going on

#Come out enmass and protest June 12th, don't give fear a chance

Warripikine:
Lols and their soldiers that should confront those bandits are in the east extorting civilians ..
Abeg who say God no dey?