Bandits burn down police outpost, houses in Zamfara

Bandits on Thursday burnt down a police outpost, shops and three houses in Zugu village of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

However, a youth leader in Bukkuyum, Abubakar Garba, said nobody was killed during the attack.

He said after the attack, many residents deserted the community to Bukkuyum and other villages in neighbouring Gummi Local Government to seek refuge.

Zugu is the second biggest community in Bukkuyum Local Government.

“Bandits from Gando forest carried out the attack. What I was informed by some of the residents who fled to Bukkuyum town was that the three of the houses were those adjacent to the police outpost.

”Residents said that the bandits had passed the community but returned around to attack it.

“What we believe is that the bandits returned into Zugu to neutralise the policemen in the outpost located in the village. The bandits know that the policemen would respond to distress call…