Amed bandits raiding Kurar Mota, a community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have killed 13 police officers and three others.
The gun-wielding men had tried to invade Magami, another community in the state, but were repelled by soldiers.
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“They moved to Kurar Mota community and attacked the police formation near the township clinic. The criminals then dashed into the forest,” Kabir Dansada, a resident, was quoted by Daily Trust as saying.
“The slain officers and the injured ones were conveyed to Gusau in a convoy of police vehicles this afternoon. I saw several police vehicles move towards the area.”
More details to come…
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