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Bandits kill community guard, seize rifle in Zamfara farm attack
Bandits kill community guard, seize rifle in Zamfara farm attack
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have killed a member of the Community Protection Guard (CPG) and carted away his rifle during an attack on farmers in Yar Katsina village, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the incident, which occurred around 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, saw the assailants armed and in large numbers storming farmlands in the Kekun Waje district and opening fire on farmers engaged in early morning cultivation.
Sources said the attackers warned that no farming activity would be allowed in the area this season.
In the ensuing chaos, a 20-year-old CPG operative, Jamilu Sani, was shot dead while attempting to defend the farmers. His pump-action rifle was taken away by the assailants as they fled.
Security personnel and local vigilantes were later seen combing the area in search of the attackers, who reportedly escaped into nearby forests.
Bandits kill community guard, seize rifle in Zamfara farm attack