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Bandits murder eight farmers in Zamfara village

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Bandits murder eight farmers in Zamfara village

Bandits have killed eight farmers in their farmlands in Damaga village of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

A farmer, Mohammed Sani who barely escaped death told Top Naija on the phone that, the bandits attacked the farmlands around 9am on Saturday when the farmers were busy clearing their farms.

As indicated by him, the bandits who were on motorbikes attacked our farms around 9am in the morning and started shooting anyone they met in his farmland.

He said, “They were able to kill eight people and wounded many, while others ran helter-skelter for their lives.

“As I am talking to you now, we are at the burial ground with the security agencies, trying to bury those who have lost their lives.

“They have earlier warned that they would not allow us to farm this year, but because the Government has promised to provide us with enough security, we decided to go and clear our farms now that the farming season is around the corner.

“Unfortunately for us, the bandits have kept to their promise and attacked us in our farms, killing eight of us.”

Reached for comment, the representative of the Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu, said, “The Command is currently investigating the issue. I will get back to you as soon as we finish our investigation.”

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