The Zamfara police confirmed the killing of 34 people following an assault in the state’s local government areas of Tungar Kafau and Gidan Wawa communities in Shinkafi.
The command’s public relations officer, Muhammad Shehu, said the bandits initiated the assault on Friday in a statement in Gusau on Sunday.
Mr. Shehu said the State Police Commissioner, Usman Nagogo, was among the Deputy Governor Mahadi Aliyu-Gusau’s state government delegation to the affected villages for the burial of the deceased.
“The CP has already directed the combined security staff deployed to the area to improve and maintain the ongoing bush combing of the affected areas and their surroundings for possible arrest of the dastardly act perpetrators.
“He also directed the Department of Command Criminal Investigation (CID) to perform discrete inquiries to unravel the circumstances behind the crime.
“Whoever is involved in this dastardly act will experience the wrath of the law in its entirety. In the communities directly affected, normalcy has been restored,” he said.
According to him, the command in collaboration with other security agencies has made adequate security arrangements for all villages and communities in the state.
He called on members of the public to always provide credible and timely information to the police and to report for prompt action strange and suspicious characters.
