Again, 30 killed, 7 others missing in fresh Zamfara attacks

At least 30 people have been killed by suspected bandits in attacks on five villages of Gidan Goga district in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Daily Trust reports.

In May this year, over 40 people were killed by suspected bandits and cattle rustlers in an attack on Malikawa village in the same district.

Residents told newsmen that the bandits stormed the villages of Sakkida, Farin Zare, Orawa, Gyadde and Sabon Gari villages on motorbikes, firing at residents, killing people and carting away cows.

“We have buried 26 so far and we are still scouting for other bodies in the bush. Some of the residents were trapped on their farms and got killed. For the first time, women were among those shot dead,” a resident, Makau Ali, said.

He said the whereabouts of seven persons was not known adding that they might have been drowned while trying to cross a river to escape the carnage.

“Seven persons were killed in Sakkida, four in Farin Zare, 8 in Orawa, seven in Gyadde and four were shot dead in Sabon Gari while seven were declared missing,” he said.