Residents of Bimasa town in Tureta Local Government Area of Zamfara State have demonstrated extraordinary courage by confronting armed bandits, rescuing community members who had been abducted, and neutralizing some of the attackers.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the townspeople, defying fear, pursued the bandits into their forest hideouts, engaging them directly in a daring operation that resulted in the death of several assailants. The community successfully recovered those who had been taken hostage during the raid.

In a remarkable show of triumph, residents brought one of the captured bandits back to the town, celebrating their collective effort and bravery.

Community leaders commended the townspeople for their resolve and called on authorities to reinforce the community with maximum security due to the fear of reprisal attack by the bandits. (Zagazola, excluding headline)