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Lawal Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Zamfara Police Command in Gusau on Tuesday revealed that the command had on Saturday shot dead 13 suspected armed bandits at Talata Mafara LGA in the state.
He however added that one policeman died while another sustained injuries from the shootout.
He said the incident took place in Jangebe village where the hoodlums were operating and that the police stormed the area after a tip off.
“On getting there, the robbers, numbering more than 70 men, engaged the police in a gun battle during which 13 of them were killed,'' he said, adding that their corpses had been deposited at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau.
The spokesman said that policemen were on the trail of the other members of the gang, especially those that escaped with bullet wounds.
He commended the residents for the “timely and useful information'' given to the police, saying it had helped in dislodging the bandits and gave assurances that the command would not relent in fighting crime in the state.
He however added that one policeman died while another sustained injuries from the shootout.
He said the incident took place in Jangebe village where the hoodlums were operating and that the police stormed the area after a tip off.
“On getting there, the robbers, numbering more than 70 men, engaged the police in a gun battle during which 13 of them were killed,'' he said, adding that their corpses had been deposited at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau.
The spokesman said that policemen were on the trail of the other members of the gang, especially those that escaped with bullet wounds.
He commended the residents for the “timely and useful information'' given to the police, saying it had helped in dislodging the bandits and gave assurances that the command would not relent in fighting crime in the state.
