Details of how a community in Zamfara State recently resisted an attack by bandits have emerged.
Governor Bello Matawalle revealed the brave development through his Deputy Chief of Staff, Bashir Maru, on Friday, March 5.
Maru said villagers in Ruwan Tofa community resisted and killed some of the bandits, who attacked them on Thursday, March 5.
According to the governor, Ruwan Tofa and a neighbouring village in Maru Local Government Area of the state were attacked by the bandits.
The incident is coming a few days after bandits released some schoolgirls abducted in the state.
The governor’s aide said: “As they moved out of the village towards the next village of Ruwan Tofa, information reached residents of Ruwan Tofa community and they prepared for the defence of their territory.
“In the ensuing melee, the suspected armed bandits were resisted and ambushed and many of them were killed but others escaped with different degrees of injury
“Two (2) people from Ruwan Tofa sustained gunshots injuries and are recuperating in an undisclosed hospital for reason of security.
“However, the suspected armed bandits were not done, and the following day, Wednesday 3rd March, 2021, they returned to Tungar Baushe.
“Authoritative sources reported that the bandits attacked the village and burnt down two vehicles loaded with grains and other valuables but no life was lost. Unfortunately, they abducted number of persons including women and children.
“Gentlemen of the press, even as we speak, most of the abductees have since returned safely to their village. Concerted efforts are well underway by the Zamfara State police command surveillance unit to ascertain the exact number of those still in captivity.
“It is therefore unfortunate that some media organizations, without proper investigation and confirmation went ahead to publish fabricated accounts dished out to them by enemies of peace in the state.
“It is worthy to ask yourselves as media practitioners why those who gave you the false information of 40 people killed by the bandits (which in itself is blatantly false) refused to give you the information of the bandits killed by sheer efforts of the resilient people of Ruwan Tofa (which in itself is the truth).”
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