Bandits in Zamfara State have killed eight security personnel, comprising policemen and members of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guard (CPG), popularly known as ‘Askarawa.’ A security official confirmed the development on Thursday. The forces were ambushed by the dare-devil bandits on the Funtuwa-Gusau road in the state. The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has also confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Hausa, which translates to English as follows: “Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him, we shall return. We received the news with great sadness that bandits ambushed and attacked a police convoy and our Community Protection Guard personnel on the Funtuwa-Gusau road, killing eight officers. “May Allah have mercy on them and grant their families and loved ones patience in this loss. “We pray to Allah to bring an end to this security problem in Zamfara State, the North, and Nigeria as a whole."