Bandits set divisional police headquarters in Zamfara community ablaze, kill DCO

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have stormed Zurmi town, the headquarters of Zurmi Local Government Council of Zamfara State and killed a Divisional Crime Officer, DCO.

A member of the town, Ibrahim Abubakar, said in a telephone interview with newsmen that the terrorists attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters and set it ablaze.

“The Divisional Police Headquarters has been set ablaze and most of the community members are on the run for their lives.

“The terrorists claimed that the attack was a reprisal attack as the local Vicila tee group had killed three of their members.

” I can tell you that we can see them trooping in their hundred into the town riding motorcycles from where we are hiding in the bush.“

The State Police command has not issued any statement on the matter.