The spokesperson of the state Police.
Command, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed that only 35 people were killed in the five communities in a telephone interview with The PUNCH.
According to him, their corpses were taken to Faru town where they were buried.
Shehu stated that the police could not reach the affected communities on time when they were informed of the bandits’ attack due to the road network.
“The police personnel tried their best to reach the affected communities on receiving the information that the bandits were there but unfortunately they could not reach the places because of the bad roads,” he said.
He maintained that the “police are currently working tirelessly” to arrest the bandits.