Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Dansadau community in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killing three persons.

The gunmen also set ablaze an armoured personnel carrier belonging to the Nigerian military.

Residents told SaharaReporters that the bandits stormed the community around 2:30 am on Friday and operated for four hours.

It was learnt that on arrival at the village on motorcycles, the gunmen started shooting indiscriminately, resulting in the death of the victims.

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