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Bandits’ informant sets self ablaze in Zamfara

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July 27, 2021

A suspected bandits’ informant identified as Musa Na’umma has set himself ablaze.
Na’umma reportedly took the action after he was arrested by soldiers in Dansadau town of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Soldiers in about 11 military vehicles had stormed the community with a list of about 30 suspected informants.
A source said, “When they came, they began moving from house to house with the list.
“They arrested some suspects, including one woman. One Musa Na’umma was among those arrested.
“When Na’umma was nabbed, he was taken to an army formation in the community and was locked inside a room. However, when a soldier entered the room, the suspect quickly grabbed the soldier’s rifle and struggled with him in the attempt to seize it.
“The suspected informant then fired shot at a jerry can containing petrol and it quickly burst into flames. The soldier then swiftly jumped out of the room leaving the suspect in the raging flames.”
Senator Saidu Dansadau, who represented Zamfara Central between 1999 and 2007, corroborated the information from the source.
Residents said there had been suspicion on how some residents had been dealing with bandits through trading.
The suspected informants are being accused of becoming agents for bandits, selling rustled cows, stolen phones and motorbikes for them.
The residents have, in recent times, become more watchful, scrutinisng the suspects’ activities.
“During the recent nocturnal raid on the community, the voices of some of the informants were heard and identified pin- pointing residential houses for the selected targets of the assailants.”
“I can tell you that about a dozen of youth mostly native inhabitants of Dansadau have drifted to banditry largely through financial inducements from these criminals. They are there with bandits in various camps inside forest,” he added.
The residents of the community had recently drawn the ire of the armed gang for blocking most of the channels they use to get food, especially bread and soft drinks.
The bandits had stepped up assault on the community in retaliation.
When contacted, spokesman for Operation Hadarin Daji in the state, Captain Ibrahim Yahaya, referred our correspondent to the Defence Headquarters.

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