The Police Command in Zamfara on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three persons at Bawan Daji village in Anka Local Government Area of the state.

The Command’s spokesman, DSP Mohammed Shehu, told NAN in Gusau that the killing was perpetrated by gunmen.

Shehu said the gunmen who came in large numbers attacked the village in the early hours of Wednesday and started shooting sporadically, killing three persons in the process.

He said the villagers who were taken unaware were quick to alert a nearby mobile police patrol team which came and engaged the gunmen in a gun battle.

The police spokesman said the officers overpowered the bandits, adding that many of them escaped with gunshot wounds.

He urged members of the public to be on alert to report to the nearest authority anyone seen with bullet wounds and seeking medical attention.

Shehu said normalcy had returned to the affected village with people going about their normal businesses.

NAN