Seven killed, properties destroyed as suspected bandits block road in Zamfara

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits operating along Shinkafi-Moriki-Kaura Namoda road in Zamfara State have blocked the road, attacking passengers where they killed no fewer than seven people and set many vehicles and food items on fire.

that the bandits have succeeded in attacking 15 vehicles and set five of the vehicles ablaze.

Shuaibu said, “They have abducted many passengers from these vehicles and moved away with them to an unknown destination.” Some of the affected vehicles, according to him, included three golf cars, one heavy truck conveying tomatoes, and a Sharon vehicle. He maintained that the bandits have been on the road since Wednesday last week, lamenting that “they have set ablaze five vehicles and goods worth millions of Naira and also damaged many vehicles”.

Shuaibu also stated that the road was almost deserted, explaining that, “Nobody can pass through that road unless it becomes absolutely compulsory”.

 

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There nothing like bandits but fulani herdsmen block the zamfara road

The nigeria propaganda machine is busy celebrating the death of non existing iswap comander while the real bandits are in plain sight blocking road killing people in zamfara by the way gvt say there was no massacre at lekki toll gate

won't change even as Nigerian court has declared these murderers and blood suckers terrorists yet they are afraid of calling them by their names. Fulani news paper !

The bandit terrorists continue to use marginalization narrative & ethnic bigotry ,to justify barbarism including the immigrants and local bandits terrorist as these radicalizes the youth into militants ,at these stage we need both military and ideological intervention

Pathetic

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