Police in Zamfara have confirmed the attack on Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe council of the state.
Spokesman Muhammed Shehu said yesterday that the bandits killed three persons, including the son of Mamman Tsafe, the Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs in the state and a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).
“They entered through the eastern part of the town, and you know the commissioner’s house is close to the end of the town,” said Shehu. “The bandits came from the bush while people were observing prayers and started shooting.
“When the security operatives heard the gunshots, they went there to engage the bandits, and later it was discovered that three persons, who were already outside when the bandits were shooting, lost their lives, including the son of the commissioner.”
The command’s spokesman said the Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkanah, has visited the town.
Sources said the attack was a reprisal following the killing of a man on Saturday by a local vigilante group known as ‘Yan Sa Kai” in Tsafe.
“We got the information that the bandits were gathering to attack Tsafe; they even invited some other groups in order to attack the town,” a resident of the town said.”