Some irate youths in Zurmi town, Zurmi local government area of Zamfara attacked the community police station demanding that officers should hand over the three suspected bandits arrested by the army to them. He said the three suspects were among the bandits who attacked villages in Mashema District of Zurmi local government area on July 24. Shehu said when the news of the arrest of the suspects filtered into the town, some irate youths mobilised themselves to the Police station. He said the Divisional Police Officer of Zurmi local government area and other policemen at the police station escaped with the suspects through the back fence of the station. NAN reports that over 12,000 internally displaced from 18 communities in Zurmi local government area are currently camped by the state government at some government facilities in Zurmi town.

Source: The Guardian July 29, 2018 12:00 UTC