No fewer than six persons were reportedly killed yesterday following a fresh attack by suspected terrorists at Rogoji community in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The Zamfara State police command on Friday disclosed that an assessment of the development is currently ongoing.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that Rogoji community is about two kilometers to Bakura town, headquarters of Bakura Local Government.
Police spokesman, Muhammed Shehu told newsmen in an interview that confidence building patrols are currently on-going to boost the confidence of the residents.
Abdullahi, a resident of Bakura town, said the suspected terrorists stormed Rogoji community and started firing sporadic gunshots, killing five vigilantes instantly and injuring one who later died at the hospital.
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The casualties, it was learnt, have been buried in accordance with religious rites.
‘They invaded the Rogoji community about 11pm on Thursday. They came to the community on motorcycles in large numbers with sophisticated weapons, shooting to scare the people away,’ the witness said.
He added: ‘The terrorists went into houses, ransacked from one house to the other, carting away valuables and rustling an unspecified number of animals in the troubled community.
The resident urged the government to provide security operatives with sophisticated weapons to fight the terrorists to a standstill and oust them from the state so that citizens can enjoy peace.
Meanwhile, the Governor of the State, Bello Matawalle, had recently explained why he believes that banditry will not end soon in the state.
The governor attributed the continued attacks by bandits on innocent residents of various communities in the State to the activities of some individuals.
Governor Matawalle gave an assurance that in spite of the efforts of these individuals, residents would begin to witness significant improvement in the security situation.
According to him, the President is wading in through some strategies that will be manifest in the next 48 hours to provide succor to the people.
The governor equally blamed those he described as political bandits as responsible for fake reports on the number of affected persons in the recent attacks on some communities.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK