Zamfara is one of the states most affected by banditry in Northern Nigeria.
An amnesty programme put in place by the state government for ‘repentant bandits’ has not deterred the bandits and has been condemned by many Nigerians including President Muhammadu Buhari.
Wednesday’s shootout occurred three days after armed bandits shot down an air force jet that was being used to attack the armed men between Kaduna and Zamfara states. PREMIUM TIMESFl. Lt A. Dairo who ejected and escaped from bandits after his jet was shot while on a mission in the skies of Zamfara state
In the Thursday statement, the police said they are “intensifying various search and rescue strategies to safely rescue the remaining other victim who was taken to the forest before police arrival. All the rescued victims were reunited with their families.”
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