Armed bandits have reportedly attacked the Dansadau community under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing 3 persons and abducted 7 persons.
A source in the community, who spoke to newsmen said that the armed bandits attacked the community around 2:30am and the attack lasted for about 4 hours till the early hours of this morning.
He also confirmed that armoured personnel carrier belonging to the Nigerian military was also set ablaze by the bandits.
This attack is coming barely a few days after 100 kidnapped victims from Manawa village under the Dansadau district were released by the armed bandits and barely a week after a military Alpha jet was shot down by bandits in the state
The state police command is yet to confirm the latest attack as the public relations officer promise to find out about the incident and get back to our correspondent.
Dansadau community is about ninety-nine Kilometers from Gusau the Zamfara state Capital and is one of the hottest zones in terms of Banditry, kidnappings and other related crimes in the state
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