Gusau — Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara State Alhaji Abubakar Atiku said yesterday that between last year and now, he has lost 27 vigilante members to suspected cattle rustlers.
The emir, who said this when he received the state commissioner of police, Ahmed Ibrahim, said the spate of killings and burning of houses and places of worship in the area is worrisome.
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