Armed groups known as ‘bandits’ have attacked the divisional headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Zurmi town, the headquarters of the Zurmi local government area (LGA) of Zamfara state.
The terrorists invaded the town on Sunday, February 18, and killed seven persons, including a police officer.
An indigene of the town, Babangida Zurmi, stated that he had yet to speak with any of his relatives as of 9:45 pm because most of their numbers were switched off.
He said:
“As we speak now, I can’t get in touch with anybody in the town, their numbers are switched off. That means the bandits are still around. We need help from relevant authorities.”
Another source disclosed that the bandits attacked the town with a mission to avenge the killing of two of their colleagues in crime by local vigilantes in the area.