Residents and local authorities in Nigeria’s northwest have reported that at least nine people have been killed and many have been kidnapped as a result of an attack, according to local officials and residents.
The deadly attack occurred in Zamfara state on Friday, the scene of numerous attacks by heavily armed bandits who have recently harmed thousands, killed hundreds, and made it unsafe to travel by road in Nigeria’s northwest.
Local lawmaker Hamisu Faru confirmed the attack to the Reuters news agency, claiming that there were “no fewer than 100 people at risk, including women and children.”
They are reportedly abducting people from house to house, according to Faru, who is speaking to you right now.
According to Yahaya Yari Abubakar, the political director of the Talata Mafara district where the attack took place, at least 15 local people were abducted, out of which nine were killed overall.
The victims, according to Abu Zaki, a resident of the district’s Jangebe village, included three residents, the village’s vigilante self-defence group, and his five coworkers.
Bello Ahmadu, a resident who corroborated the reported death toll, said, “Everyone is now afraid of going to the farm for fear of being attacked.”
The massive abduction of almost 300 female students from a boarding school took place in Jangebe village in 2021. Following the release of the girls, authorities demanded a ransom.
Mohammed Usman, a resident there, claimed that the attackers had been under siege for close to two hours before capturing them. He claimed that the village has now seen the departure of thousands of residents.
The Zamfara police did not respond to comments requests right away.
In an unrest that has spanned herders and farmers over land and resources into a larger conflict fueled by arms trafficking, Nigeria’s bandits have established camps in a vast forest that borders Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, and Niger states.
In order to assist the military in defeating the bandits, Zamfara’s state government has recruited vigilantes and armed militias.
Source: Aljazeera
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