Bandits has on Tuesday lunch attack on security team officials escorting travellers from Gusau, the state capital to Dansadau, in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Report has it that the set ablaze a fuel tanker in the convoy in other to frustrate supply of fuel to Dansadau town, one of the communities worst hit by banditry in Zamfara.
Residents said the fuel tanker was among dozens of vehicles being escorted to Dansadau by security forces on board an armoured personnel carrier.
A resident said the bandits appeared from the bush and opened fire on the tanker, setting off fire and an explosion.
A traditional ruler in Dansadau Emirate, Mustapha Umar, described the incident as troubling.
He said the gunmen were angry that residents of Dansadau had bsnned the sale of food and essential commodities to them.
Mr Umar told PREMIUM TIMES that the gunmen had vowed to cut the supply of essential commodities to Dansadau town to avenge the sanction on them.
Gusau is about 100 kilometres from Dansadau.
Following the incident, many in the trip were feared kidnapped after the travellers fled into the bush while the security men engaged the bandit in a gun fight.
(Premium Times)
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