Bandits Sunday reportedly set a number of autos ablaze in Yar Gada city, Magami District, in Gusau native authorities space of Zamfara state.
Reports from the realm mentioned the incident is linked to threats earlier issued by the bandits to burn autos as retaliation for an assault carried out in opposition to them within the Yar Tasha Sahabi space, alongside the Gusau-Dansadau Road.
Sources mentioned safety operatives and native vigilantes had just lately killed a few of the bandits in Yar Tasha Sahabi and seized their weapons, a improvement which angered the felony gangs.
In what seems to be a reprisal, the bandits have in latest days intensified assaults on travellers, mounting roadblocks and setting commuters’ autos on fireplace.
The newest assault in Yar Gada has thrown travellers and residents of Magami and surrounding communities into panic, particularly those that ply the Gusau-Dansadau freeway, which has remained one of the crucial risky routes within the state attributable to banditry.
Residents known as on safety companies to accentuate patrols alongside the affected highways and forestall additional assaults.
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