Suspected armed bandits have killed a mobile policeman attached to the Maru Police Division in an attack on the Ruwandoruwa community of Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara state.
The bandits also allegedly abducted 15 persons, including the wife of the district head of the community.
According to a report by ChannelsTV, though the police authorities in the state are yet to comment on the latest attack, a resident of the community, Abdullahi Ruwandoruwa, confirmed that the assault happened early, around 12:30 am on Sunday.
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The bandits initially planned to kidnap the district head but could not locate him, but they consequently took away the district head’s wife.
“They found their way to the district head’s house after which they shot a policeman in front of the house,” he said.
“They did not meet the district head at home, but they found his wife and took her away.”
Ruwandoruwa said the bandits are yet to contact the community for ransom regarding the abducted individuals.
The Police authority in the state is yet to make a statement on the dastardly act by the men of the underworld.
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