Armed bandits have again invaded over six communities in Zamfara State leaving at least 50 persons dead and others wounded.
The bandits carried out the attacks in over six communities in Magami Ward of Gusau Local Government Area and Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Wednesday.
Most of the victims of the attack are members of the local vigilante group known as Yansakai keeping watch on their communities.
The affected communities include Kangon farimana, Ruwan dawa, Yargada, Kunkelai,
Yarzaiga, Yar doka Gobirawa, Bayan Banki, and Biyabiki in Gusau and Maru Local Government Areas of the State.
The bandits stormed the communities early hours of Wednesday and started shooting sporadically in the air to scare the locals before unleashing mayhem.
The criminals overpowered members of the vigilante group who attempted to repel the attack.
We couldn’t ascertain the exact figures of the casualties as at the time of filing this report
but locals said at least 50 persons died during the simultaneous attacks.
However, we expect the state government delegation to visit the affected communities today
though they are still waiting for security clearance before proceeding on the journey as the communities are still hot zone.
Police in the state has confirmed the incident, saying troops could not reach out to the scene of the attack
as they didn’t inform them in good time due to a lack of mobile phone network in the affected areas.
The police noted that troops attached to operation Puff Adder II stationed in Magami moved to the locations on foot
with a view to forestalling further attacks on neighbouring communities
and we await their response to ascertain the level of damage done by the assailants.
By Victoria I.E.
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