Suspected bandits have killed a renowned leader of the volunteer security group, known as “Yansakai” in Zamfara State.

Spokesman of the Nigeria police, Zamfara Command, SP Shehu Mohammed and made available to journalists in Gusau on Friday.

According to the statement, the attack was carried out on Katsina village of Gusau Local Government where four persons, including the Yansakai leader identified as Mallam Bala Maigora, was killed on Thursday at about 9:30 pm.

It said a large number of armed men on motorcycles stormed the village and rustled cows belonging to the villagers.

“A group of local vigilantes known as Yansakai who pursued the rustlers were ambushed which led to the killing of four Yansakai, including their Commander popularly known as Bala Maigora, while others sustained gun shot injuries.”

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) however gathered that the bandits had also attacked Gobirawa, Gidan Boki and Karal villages and rustled over 1, 000 cows.

A resident of Boki village, Alhaji Sadi Boki in a telephone interview with journalists, said the bandits numbering over 100 raided the villages and killed 11 persons.

The PPRO said peace had been restored in the area and personnel of Operation Hadarin Daji were on the trail of the perpetrators.

(NAN)

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