Many travelers were Wednesday killed by a bomb explosion planted by armed bandits around Mai Lamba area along Dansadau-Gusau major road of Maru local government area of Zamfara state.
A resident in the area who pleaded for anonymity said in a telephone interview with Blueprint said driver of a Gulf car with 10 passengers on board stepped on the bomb while on his way from Gusau to Magami town.
He said the bomb exploded and killed all the passengers.
“As I am talking to you now, all the passengers were burnt to death beyond recognition and their flesh scattered.
“This is coming two days after the first incident in which these dreaded terrorists planted bomb along the same road which caused the death of a truck driver beyond recognition.”
He urged the federal and state government to come to the rescue of community in the area as quickly as possible, noting that Magami, Dansadau communities are in serious threats by bandits for the past six years.
“We are in critical situation as these dreaded terrorists have taken over our area for the past six years without taking all the necessary measures by the authorities to protect us and we are calling on federal government and Zamfara state government to look into our situation by deploying more troops to the area to fight these dreaded terrorists, ” he added.
