• Police confirm 10 bandits killed Bandits have killed 10 people and kidnapped many in five villages in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Musa Sani, said the bandits who were on motorcycles invaded Dandamji, Gidan Runji, Doka, Yanmadanga and Yarkatsina villages on Monday evening. Sani said that the bandits also carted away large number of domestic animals. He stated that the bandits operated for several hours due to absence of security agents. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the killing of the 10 people, adding that, 10 bandits were also killed in the encounter.