No fewer than 16 persons were reported to have been killed by bandits in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Sallah day.
The attack was confirmed by the Director-General on Media to the state governor, Yusuf Idris, in a statement on Wednesday in Gusau.
He said the state governor, Bello Matawalle visited the community and sympathised with them.
According to him, the governor had directed security agencies to go after the bandits and bring them to book.
He added that the governor also directed the movement of 14 persons, who sustained injuries from gun shots from Kanoma General Hospital, to the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, for better medical care.
That, he said, was with the promise that the state government would be responsible for the bills.
He said the governor promised to join hands with individuals and groups to bring an end to the menace of armed banditry in the state.
The District Head of Kanoma, Yahaya Mohammed, was quoted as having told the governor how the bandits caused havoc.
According to the district head, they stormed the area in the evening of sallah day and shot sporadically causing loss of lives and injuries.
