The Zamfara State Government has asked residents to defend themselves against bandit attacks but ensure they do not break the law. The North-West state is one of the regions worst affected by banditry in the country. “People must not take laws into their hands, but should take due legal process in protecting their respective communities when attacked by any group of hoodlums,” a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara on Wednesday said. “The state government has accepted people in the bandits vulnerable areas in the state to come out enmasse to defend themselves when ever bandits attack their community.”