Fear Grips Zamfara Communities As Bandits Burn Vehicles In Yar Gada

Bandits have reportedly set a number of automobiles ablaze in Yar Gada city, Magami District, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in what seems to be a retaliatory assault.

Sources who pleaded anonymity, citing a menace to life, stated the assault is linked to threats earlier issued by the bandits to burn 250 automobiles plying the Gusau-Dansadau street, as retaliation for an assault carried out in opposition to them in Yar Tasha Sahabi space.

According to residents, safety operatives and native vigilantes had not too long ago killed a few of the bandits in Yar Tasha Sahabi and seized their weapons, a improvement which angered the legal gangs.

In a viral video, the bandits had threatened to burn over 200 market-bound automobiles if their weapons weren’t returned, whereas additionally warning residents of Yarkatsina, Wanke and Magami communities.

In what seems to be an execution of the menace, the bandits have in current days intensified assaults on travellers, mounting roadblocks and setting commuters’ automobiles on hearth.

The newest assault in Yar Gada, which was reported on Sunday night, has thrown travellers and residents of Magami and surrounding communities into panic, particularly those that ply the Gusau-Dansadau freeway, which has remained one of the vital risky routes within the state.

Residents alongside the route are stated to be dwelling in concern, with some abandoning their automobiles, disrupting transportation and enterprise actions.

Residents have referred to as on safety companies to accentuate patrols alongside the affected highways to forestall additional assaults.

As on the time of submitting this report, the Zamfara State Police Command and the State Government had but to difficulty an official assertion on the incident.