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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>No fewer than four Forty-two persons have been killed as armed bandits invade communities in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday night in an operation that lasted through to Friday morning.<\/p>\n

When contacted by DAILY POST, the state\u2019s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mohammed Shehu confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n

According to him, the number of deaths cannot be ascertained at the moment<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was an attack but the death is not fourtytwo as the media is saying. Just give me ten minutes\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n

More to follow\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. No fewer than four Forty-two persons have been killed as armed bandits invade communities in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday night in an operation that lasted through to Friday morning. 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