Bandits Set Zamfara Police Station On Fire, K!ll DCO (Photos)

According to reports, bandits set fire to the police station and murdered the Divisional Crime Officer in charge of Zamfara State’s Zurmi Local Government Area.

Mohammed Ibrahim, a local resident, claimed that the bandits, who were well-armed and in large numbers, stormed Zurmi town, the Zurmi LGA headquarters, on Sunday night around 5:00 p.m.

Ibrahim claimed that the bandits entered Zurmi town swiftly and proceeded straight to the police station, where they started firing intermittently, killing the DCO and wounding other police officers before setting the station on fire.

Ibrahim said that the bandits stormed the police station after vigilantes in the area killed three of their men.

He said, “The vigilante group went to the forest with the police and attacked the bandits’ camp where they killed three of the bandits and captured one of them.

“They later killed the bandit they captured after beating him severely.

“For this reason, the bandits mobilised themselves in large numbers and headed to the police station in Zurmi, thinking that their kinsman, who was arrested by the vigilantes and the police, was in the custody of the police.

“Immediately they arrived at the police station, they opened fire, killing the DCO and injuring other policemen.

“They went into the police station to look for their kinsman but could not see him, as such, they set the place on fire.

“As I am talking to you now, the military personnel have arrived at the town while the bandits have since returned to the forest.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]