Zamfara bandits have killed popular twin brothers, Hassan and Husaini in Birnin Tsaba village of Birnin Magaji local government area of Zamfara state, while the people of the town have also killed three Fulani people.

An eye witness account Mohammed Sani revealed to Punch that, the problem started when a group of bandits trouped to Birnin Magaji market and went straight to where Hassan and Husaini were operating their business and shot them dead.

According to him, “Immediately the bandits shot dead the twin brothers, they left the market on their motorcycles”.

He maintained that, when the people of Birnin Magaji town got the information about the killing of the twin brothers by Fulani bandits, they mobilized and went in search of any Fulani man in order to avenge the killing of the twins.

Sani further explained that “As a result of this, four Fulani people have been killed by the angry mob, while others escaped with serious injuries.

The impeccable source also informed our reporter that, the killing of the twin brothers was a reprisal attack by the Fulani bandits whole people were killed by the people of Birnin Magaji town sometime last year.

Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer SP Mohammed Shehu said five people including Hassan and Husaini were killed, adding that, the effort was ongoing in order to arrest the perpetrators of this dastardly act.