Another bomb explosion, the third in recent times, has killed three people on Dansadau – Malamawa and Malele to Dangulbi road in Maru local government area of Zamfara State.
Sources in the area told LEADERSHIP Weekend that two people on motorcycle along Malele to Dangulbi Road were killed by the explosive while another person was killed after an explosive planted along Dansadau – Malamawa road went off.
They said the two killed along Malele – Dangulbi roads were gold miners on their way back from a mining site.
The sources further said the explosives were planted in different areas of Dansadau by bandits, as according to them, residents had cited some movement of bandits on Thursday night around the areas.
Another source who gave his name as Malam Auwal Dansadau, told Leadership Weekend that the two bandits’ leaders, Dogo Gide and Janbross were responsible for planting the explosives.
The spokesman of Zamfara State Police Command ASP Yazeed Abubakar could not respond to the several calls put to him for comments.
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