Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday, mourned the death of operatives of the Community Protection Guards, CPG, who were killed in an ambush by bandits in the Tsafe area of the state. A group of bandits ambushed the security personnel on Monday at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Tsafe local government area.
Governor Lawal , in a statement by his spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, described the attack as a barbaric act committed by dispersed bandits on the run. He commended the bravery of the Zamfara Community Protection Guards and other troops for their sacrifice to protect people’s lives. “I received the unfortunate report of an ambush by bandits yesterday in Tsafe local government area, during which nine of our brave Community Protection Guards were killed,' he said.
“The guards ambushed and killed are Nasiru Aliyu, Jabiru Hassan, Abdullahi Dangude, Bashar Bawa, Mu’azu Musa, Anas Dahiru, Anas Yakubu, Lawali Yunusa, and one other. “The bandits' ambush on our guards is a cowardly act, as they were dispersed and on the run due to sustained troop onslaught across the state. “The troops will continue the renewed onslaught to defeat bandits in the state and the entire region.
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