Fulani bandits blocked the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway near Unguwar Chida village in Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State, at about 4:05 p.m. on August 25. The attackers opened fire on two commercial vehicles, an unregistered Sharon car and a Sokoto State Transport Authority bus. Eight travelers were killed, eight were abducted, and nine others sustained gunshot wounds.
Hours later, at about 6:45 p.m., the same group attacked Magazu village in Tsafe LGA, wounding a 35-year-old resident with a stray bullet. Police and military forces pursued the attackers and reported killing 17 suspected Fulani bandits in a subsequent gun battle near the Funtua-Gusau highway, according to a statement from Police Public Relations Officer DSP Yazid Abubakar.
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