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By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
Armed bandits connected Thursday ambushed a squad of information operatives on the Gusau–Funtua Road successful Zamfara State, sidesplitting 8 unit successful a deadly confrontation.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson to the Zamfara State Governor, Suleiman Idris Gusau, told the BBC Hausa Service successful an interrogation monitored by our analogous successful Kaduna that the onslaught would not derail the ongoing violative against banditry and different transgression activities successful the state.
According to him, portion the authorities authorities profoundly regrets the nonaccomplishment of the gallant officers, information forces stay resolute and are intensifying coordinated operations crossed identified flashpoints to guarantee the perpetrators are brought to justice.
“Yes, determination was an onslaught that led to the unfortunate decease of 8 information personnel. But this volition not impact the advancement already made successful restoring bid to Zamfara. Government and information agencies are afloat committed to ending the menace of banditry erstwhile and for all,” Idris Gusau stated.
Residents successful parts of Tsafe and Maru section authorities areas reportedly heard dense gunfire during the encounter, arsenic associated information teams moved successful to repel the attackers.
Security sources said reinforcements person since been deployed to the affected country to forestall further incursions and to prosecute the fleeing bandits.
The onslaught comes amid renewed subject operations aimed astatine dismantling violent camps and restoring normalcy to Zamfara and neighboring states successful the North-West, agelong plagued by banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling.
Despite occasional setbacks, the authorities authorities maintains that coordinated efforts betwixt the military, police, and section vigilantes person yielded important results successful caller months, with galore bandits neutralized and respective hostages rescued.
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