Bandits’ kingpin Dandumbulu, 4 others killed in Zamfara

A police tactical team deployed to Lilo village in Wonaka District of Gusau Local Government Area has killed bandit warlord Alhaji Lawali Dandumbulu, in charge of the Lilo area. A victim of the bandits’ attack, who sought anonymity, said bandits attacked Lilo village, killed one person, abducted 9 others and injured one. He said, before […]

A police tactical team deployed to Lilo village in Wonaka District of Gusau Local Government Area has killed bandit warlord Alhaji Lawali Dandumbulu, in charge of the Lilo area.

A victim of the bandits’ attack, who sought anonymity, said bandits attacked Lilo village, killed one person, abducted 9 others and injured one.

He said, before the redeployment of the police tactical team, the bandit had stormed the village on more than 40 motorcycles, rustled more than 1000 cattle, burgled shops and their silos.

“The bandits were engaged by the police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and were later overpowered, forcing them to run back into the bushes,” he said.

He said another APC came through the Wonoka-Auta and Tambalawa axis, where they heavily engaged the bandits and killed two of them.

“They killed the bandits’ leader, Alhaji Lawali Dandumbulu, destroyed his camp and arrested four, but they later killed three of them,” he said.

The state’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the success recorded by the police.

The Police spokesperson further called on the general public to continue cooperating in sharing timely and useful information with the police command to complement its efforts to ensure a secure environment for the people of Zamfara State.