No fewer than Ten soldiers and sixty eight locals were killed by armed Bandits in Zamfara.
They were killed Sunday night in Mutunji village of Dansadau emirate, in Maru Local Government area of the state
The soldiers who were keeping peace in the area were ambushed by the attackers while on their way to repel an attack on Mutunji village
A Source told TVC News that some of the soldiers and locals sustained gunshot wounds while others were matched by the attackers
Over forty injured persons are currently recieving treatment at the Dansadau General hospital and Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital respectively
Nine corpse of the murdered soldiers were on Monday deposited at Yariman Bakura Bakura specialists Hospital in Gusau
Dansadau is 104 Kilometer from Gusau the Zamfara state capital and is one of the hotbeds of Banditry and Kidnapping in the North West region
Dansadau forest is wide and is bordering Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi and Niger states
Many Kidnap Victims at different times were rescued by Security operatives or voluntarily released by their Captors from the forest
Efforts to hear from the Army and police authorities in Zamfara proves abortive as Spokespersons of the two security agencies were not responding to phone calls put across.
Banditry has been a major problem in Zamfara for well over a decade now with the State Government, Federal Government and the Nations’ Security establishment all working hard to put an end to the menace.
The issue of Banditry was originally traced to the illegal mining activities who were taught to be behind the killings until the evolution to full time banditry and criminality.
The use of special military operations against the bandits by the government has also not succeeded in putting an end to their nefarious activities.
This massacre coming a few weeks before the Country goes to the polls to elect Leadership at both the State and Federal level will put more pressure on the State Government.
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