By
Associate Editor
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Zamfara state police command has accused the members of the organized vigilante of indiscriminate firing of gunshots which resulted in the killing six persons.
According to the statement by the police spokesperson ASP Yazeed Muhammad he stated that, on the 28th of June 2023,the District Head of Kwatarkwashi Alh Bello Umar reported to the police a suspicious movement of numerous unidentified armed men suspected to be members of Yansakai (local armed volunteer group) who later invaded Kadamutsawa village under the district.
Yazeed stated in the statement that, apart from killing of six persons in the operation, the bandits injured four other ones and they were rushed to the Kwatarkwashi primary health care center.
He also added that, one of the injured individuals died while on admission at the primary health care center.
“On receiving the information, the DPO Kotorkoshi Division led the Strike Force of the Division in collaboration with the military personnel to the scene and on sighting the Operatives, the hoodlums escaped, but the police is doing everything possible to fish out the culprits and bring them to justice soon” the statement added.
“The command is appealing to the relatives of the affected victims to continue to exercise patience and allow the authorities to handle the situation”.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP. Mohammed Bunu has assured the good people of the state that, the spade of senseless killings in Zamfara state must stop as the federal government is determined and working assiduously to restore peace in every part of the country”.
“In furtherance of the above, the Zamfara state police command sternly warns everyone to give peace a chance. Any further attempts at such killings would attract the full wrath of the law in the state”.
“Members of the public are enjoined to go about their normal business and continue to avail the police with the useful information to the police to nip troubles in the bud”.
