Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- Suspected bandits have killed at least eight people and abducted several other passengers after toppling a cement-loaded trailer on a highway in Zamfara State.

Residents said the trailer, which also had passengers on board, ran into a roadblock by the bandits on the Gusau Dansadau highway around 'Mashayar zaki' in the Maru Local Government Area. The bandits opened fire on the vehicle, killing the driver instantly.

A resident, Nuhu Dansadau, told PREMIUM TIMES that the victims were residents of the Dansadau emirate who were coming from Gusau when the incident occurred Wednesday evening.

Mr Dansadau said the bodies of four males and four females, including children, were recovered from the accident scene.

"20 people ...