Zamfara government takes over medical bills, expenses of soldiers injured by bandits
The government of Zamfara said on Sunday, December 30, it is taking over the medical bills and expenses of the men of the Nigerian Army attacked in a forest in the state by suspected armed bandits whose identities are yet to be known.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the injured soldiers in an ambush by armed bandits at Dumburum forest in Zurmi local government area of the state are admitted at the federal medical centre, Gusau.
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The report said speaker of the state House of Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, who visited the victims at the FMC, said the gesture became necessary, considering the sacrifice of security personnel in the protection of lives and property in the state.
According to Rikiji, who is the chairman of the state relief and assessment committee on banditry attacks, the incident is unfortunate and worrisome.
The speaker said Abdulaziz Yari had directed the committee to take care of all medical bills, feeding and other expenses of any security personnel injured in fight with bandits and other criminals in the state.
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While commending the efforts by the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in tackling insecurity in the state, he urged people of the state to continue with prayers and seek for Allah’s intervention to end security challenges in the state and Nigeria in general.
The speaker also appealed to them to always support security agencies with information on security from their various communities.
Legit.ng earlier reported that some suspected armed bandits reportedly killed an unspecified number of soldiers at a forest in Doburu, a town in the Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state on Saturday, December 29, 2018.
The Cable reports that the information was relayed by a military source who also said may of his colleagues sustained injuries in the incident.
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