Three persons have been killed after armed hoodlums launched attacks on hunters and residents in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State, authorities confirmed on Friday.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident began at about 3:20 p.m. when local hunters from Barkin Sajo, under the Miyetti Allah hunters association, pursued suspected cattle rustlers into the Mayo Suno forest.

According to the source, a gun duel ensued between the hunters and the hoodlums, resulting in the death of one of the hunters, identified as Buji Alhaji, 40.

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He explained that the attackers later moved to Maigero village, where they set seven thatched huts in the local market ablaze before shooting and killing two residents: Alhaji Haruna and Iliya Dabba.

He said security operatives visited the scene and evacuated the bodies to the Cottage Hospital, Song.

The sources added that efforts were ongoing to track down the perpetrators, while the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had been assigned to conduct a discreet investigation into the incident.

Source: Zagazola Makama