The Zamfara State Police Command says greater than 30 bodies suspected to be these of bandits had been found in farmlands round Bukuyum city following a gun battle between safety operatives and armed attackers.
The police stated the bodies had been reportedly found after safety personnel, working with native safety teams, repelled an tried assault in town on Wednesday, 28 October.
However, the command has not confirmed the identities of the useless or the precise variety of casualties.
The police spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this in a press release issued on Saturday.
Mr Abubakar, a deputy superintendent of police, stated the confrontation occurred throughout an ongoing operation to dislodge armed teams from Bukuyum Local Government Area.
He stated the attackers tried to enter Bukuyum city however had been stopped by safety operatives following an change of gunfire.
“Following the engagement, more than thirty (30) bodies believed to be those of neutralised bandits were reportedly discovered in surrounding farmlands,” he stated.
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He famous that armed teams working in the realm usually evacuated their casualties from battle places.
“However, the actual number of casualties remains subject to further verification by the authorities,” he stated.
The police assertion didn’t disclose whether or not any safety personnel or civilians had been killed or injured through the assault.
Mr Abubakar stated the attackers had been prevented from getting into the city.
He additionally claimed that sustained safety operations had pressured some bandits to go away Zamfara State, however supplied no particulars of their reported actions or locations.
The police stated operations had been persevering with in Bukuyum in collaboration with different safety companies and native safety teams.
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