18 persons, including a vigilante leader Dahiru Dangamji, have been killed in separate attacks on communities under the Ruwandoruwa ward of the Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara State.
Aminu Ilyasu, who is a member of a local vigilante group known as Yansakai, said the terrorists targeted the vigilante leader of Dangamji community.
He added that the vigilante leader, was killed alongside three other persons in his hideout inside the bush, around Danzara community.
Ilyasu also explained that when the news of Dahiru’s death got to the community, members of the vigilante group in Ruwandoruwa were mobilised to the area, but they were ambushed by the bandits along the road.
Meanwhile, Zamfara State Police Command has yet to comment on the incident.
