Bandits appoint new commander, impose N200,000 arms levy on Zamfara villages

Suspected equipped bandits, operating nether notorious kingpin, Ado Aleiro person reportedly appointed a caller tract commandant pursuing the caller decease of Kachalla Iliya Mai Rasha, portion communities successful parts of Zamfara State are allegedly being forced to lend wealth for the acquisition of weapons.

The improvement was reported by information analyst, Zagazola Makama.

According to the report, the assignment is portion of efforts by the pack to reorganise its operations aft caller subject offensives targeting bandit enclaves crossed the North-West.

Makama reported that though the individuality of the recently appointed commandant has not yet been disclosed, bandit emissaries person allegedly imposed a N200,000 levy connected each colony successful the occidental axis of Tsafe Local Government Area.

According to Makama, the levy is expected to make astir N25 million, which the radical allegedly intends to usage to acquisition further weapons and ammunition.

The study further claimed that astatine slightest 10 bandit commanders, popularly known arsenic Kachallas, were buried successful Kizara village, westbound of Tsafe, pursuing caller subject operations, portion respective others reportedly sustained injuries.

Makama besides quoted residents acquainted with the activities of the equipped groups arsenic saying the bandits had complained astir i...