Muggers were reportedly said to have allegedly murdered 16 persons in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Sallah day.

Confirming the assault in a press statement  in Gusau on Wednesday, the Director-General on Media to the state governor, Yusuf Idris, said  “the governor visited the community and sympathized with them”.

“During the visit, the governor also directed security agencies to immediately “swing” into action and bring the perpetrators to book.

“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.

”The bill should be charged to the state government,” Idris added.

He thereby asserted the state governor’s resolve to cooperate with well meaning individuals and groups to bring an end to armed assailant in the state.

The Director-General said the District Head of Kanoma, Yahaya Mohammed,  had told the governor that the muggers invaded the area in the evening and gunned sporadically, which led to the demise of the 16 persons, with 14 wounded.