Sunday, July 19, 2026

Local vigilantes killed six persons in Zamfara: Police

“The hoodlums escaped, but effort is ongoing by the police to fish out the culprits and bring them to justice,” Mr Abubakar said.

• July 4, 2023
Police Officer
Police Officers used to illustrate the story [Photo Credit: EWN]

The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of six persons in an attack by local vigilantes, Yan Sakai, in Kadamutsawa community of Bungudu Local Government Area.


A statement on Tuesday issued in Gusau by the command spokesman, ASP Yazid Abubakar, said the attack, which took place on June 28, left four people injured.


“The injured victims have been taken to Kwatarkoshi hospital where one of them died while receiving treatment,” he added.


According to him, the police divisional police officer in Kwatorkoshi led a strike force of the division in collaboration with the military personnel to the scene.

“The hoodlums escaped, but effort is ongoing by the police to fish out the culprits and bring them to justice,” Mr Abubakar said.

He appealed to relatives of those affected to remain calm and allow the authorities to handle the situation.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

U.S. Mission[Credit: X.com]

World

U.S. issues security alert to Americans worldwide as Iran kills two soldiers

The U.S. government issued a warning to all Americans worldwide amid the escalating war against Iran.

President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)

Heading 3

Tinubu’s scorecard is 139 million Nigerians in poverty; he should resign, not seek re-election: ADC

“The evidence of 139 million people living in poverty and 17 million at risk of starvation is President Tinubu’s scorecard,” the party said.

Flooded Lagos road used to illustrate the story

Lagos

Lagos govt working to tackle flooding, says SSG

She said the government was assessing critical drainage channels and other vulnerable locations to strengthen ongoing flood control measures.

Anambra road crash

States

Three killed, four injured in Anambra road crash: FRSC

The FRSC said the accident occurred on Friday along the Nnobi–Agulu–Awka road.

Atiku standing with Amaechi

Politics

2027: Group asks ADC, Atiku to drop Amaechi as vice-presidential candidate

The group accused Mr Amaechi of desperation, saying that he lacked the grassroots strength required to win the election.

Jens Spahn. [PHOTO CREDIT: ZDF]

Heading 4

German lawmaker resigns after backlash for welcoming child through surrogacy

The 46-year-old politician and his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), had backed a ban on surrogacy.