Eleven people are said to have been killed by suspected bandits who invaded Randa village in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria.
The gunmen also abducted 40 women and children in the area during their operation.
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A source informed ait.live that the bandits who were armed with dangerous weapons stormed the village and started shooting sporadically killing 11 persons while the 40 women and children were abducted.
The source also narrated that the gunmen were aware that security operatives in the area have been redeployed to another place giving them the opportunity to invade the village with little resistance.
The locals say the vigilante members in the area confronted the bandits but they were overpowered with sophisticated weapons.
Efforts to reach the police to confirm the incident proved abortive as the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu did not respond to calls put across to him.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
