Bandits Reportedly Kill Scores in Four Zamfara Communities

At least 200 persons have reportedly been slaughtered in Anna and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas of Zamfara State by bandits.

According to a source, the bandits, who were trying to escape the ongoing military onslaught with a large number of domestic animals, attacked some villages in the two local government areas, killing many.

The source gave the names of the villages attacked as Barayar Zaki, Rafin Danya, Kurfa and Rafin Gero communities.

A villager, Mohammed Kurfe, told Daily Post: “They came with over 3,000 cattle and were trying to leave the state due to the pressure on them by the military operatives when members of a vigilante group tried to engage them in a gun duel”

“When they noticed that the bandits were about to enter the village, the local vigilante group members came out to defend the people of the village, but they were overpowered by the bandits, who were moving in large numbers”

“They killed many of the vigilante group members and also set the village on fire and killed many people, mostly women and children”

“The other neighbouring villages of Rafin Danya, Barayar Zaki and Rafin Gero were also attacked at the same time and it was discovered that more than 200 villagers lost their lives in the process”

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