Bandits have reportedly killed nine people during an attack Friday night in Tudun Wada area of Ruwan Baure ward in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, DAILY NIGERIAN reports.
The medium says a local source who confirmed the attack via telephone conversation says many people including children sustained injuries of different magnitude.
The source said those injured were taken to Mada hospital while others with critical situations hurried to an undisclosed hospital in Gusau.
Yesterday’s attacks saw herds of cattle and other domestic animals being carted away by the bandits.
WikkiTimes’ investigation in December 2018 has unearthed the catastrophic situation of villagers displaced by the bandits who repeatedly fingered traditional rulers, security agents and the state’s politicians for complicity in the ongoing banditry.
Many villages are still in captivity by the bandits who operate at will with no serious consequences.
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On January 28, WikkiTimes reports how heavily armed men abducted no fewer than 8 people in Zurmi town the headquarters of Zurmi local government area in a midnight raid that left residents in panic.
Zamfara has been marred by conflict since 2011, with authorities showing less concern about the continued massacre of innocent civilians includng women and children.
