Gunmen on Monday unleashed terror attack on Kwangwami community in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing the Chief Imam, Alhaji Liman Auwalu of Kwangwami Jumuat mosque and one other villager.
Sources in the community said that the bandits destroyed many farmlands and made away with cattle and other valuable properties of the villagers
It was gathered that the Chief Imam, Alhaji Liman Auwalu was hit by a stray bullet while the other person known as Hamisu Bako was shot dead at his farm.
The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO),of Zamfara command, Mohammed Shehu(SP) has confirmed the incident, pointing out that armed police tactical operatives have been deployed to comb the area, saying that effort to arrest the perpetrators was ongoing.
Shehu however said that normalcy has since returned to the community, stressing that everybody was now doing their legitimate endevours without fear as the policemen have been deployed to the axis.
