Bandits block Gusau-Sokoto highway, engage police in gun battle

The  Zamfara State Police Command said, on Wednesday, it repelled an attempt by bandits to block the Gusau-Sokoto Road. The PUNCH gathered that the bandits, who were in large numbers, blocked the Gusau-Sokoto Road in an attempt to kidnap motorists plying the road. Sources in the area claimed that the bandits succeeded in abducting 26