The Police in Zamfara on Friday confirmed the death of one person in Magazu village, Tsafe local government area of the state following a fresh attack by bandits.
The state Commissioner of Police, Alkal Shaba Akali, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Friday.
Alkali said gunmen on motorcycles invaded the village on Thursday night and shot one hunter, Idi Isa.
He said the victim was rushed to Tsafe General Hospital where he died in the early hours of Friday.
The police commissioner said the villagers were provoked by the development, which they blamed on the herdsmen in the area and started attacking all herdsmen on sight.
Akali said he had deployed a combined team of armed mobile and regular policemen led by his deputy to contain the situation, adding that normalcy had been restored in the area.