The Police Command in Zamfara said 18 persons had died in a fresh attack by gunmen in Birane village in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state.The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Muhammad Shehu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Gusau. Shehu said on Feb. 13, hunters from Birani intercepted and accosted a herder in the bush with some suspected stolen cattle and sheep. “The herder abandoned the animals and escaped into the bush, but unknown to the hunters, the cattle rustler went to Isah Local Government Area of Sokoto State and mobilised bandits to attack the hunters. “On Feb. 14, the bandits ambushed the hunters in the bush and there was a clash that led to fatality on both sides. “Police/Military and other sister agencies reacted by combing the bush and it’s environs to salvage the situation and discovered 18 dead bodies.
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