Police discover over 30 decomposed bodies of suspected bandits in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has revealed that implicit 30 decomposed bodies of suspected bandits were discovered during the ongoing clearance operations successful the state.

A connection issued connected Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the clearance cognition was aimed astatine flushing retired bandits from Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The connection disclosed that the cognition has resulted successful a bid of confrontations betwixt the equipped transgression elements and men of the constabulary bid operating successful collaboration with section civilian information outfits.

“The cognition commenced connected 28th October 2026, pursuing an attempted onslaught by equipped bandits connected Bukkuyum town.

“However, information operatives promptly engaged the assailants successful a fierce speech of gunfire, successfully repelling the onslaught and preventing the bandits from advancing into the town," the connection said.

It said during the confrontation, the information operatives demonstrated ex...