Nigeria, April 24 -- Bandits have killed four persons, including two operatives of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CPG), in the Kyara community in the Maradun area of Zamfara State on Thursday evening.

Residents and local authorities told PREMIUM TIMES over the phone that the terrorists had a fierce gunfight with the CPG operatives.

The Zamfara State Community Protection Guards were formed by Governor Dauda Lawal in 2024 to work with conventional security agencies in fighting terrorism and other forms of criminality in the northwestern state.

The operatives were posted to all 14 areas in the state.

The councillor representing Faru ward in Maradun area, Bello Hussaini, said the terrorists invaded the community on several...