No fewer than 22 people were killed by bandits in Zamfara State in a coordinated attack last night.
Omokoshaban learn that the Bandits lunch attack on Tungar Kwana village of Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday night, when some people are sleeping, killing 22 people made away with cows.
Malam Ahmed Muhammad, An indigene of the village, who speak to newsmen disclose that the armed groups numbering over 100 Storm the village at about 11 pm and started shooting people indiscriminately.
He stated, “Twenty-two people including children and women were killed instantly, while other people escaped to the forest.Mohammed also said that many people were wounded as a result of gunshots and were currently in the hospital for treatment.
“They took away many cows, sheep, and goats as well as foodstuffs,” Said Mohammed.He Maintained that the village has been deserted for fear of the return of the bandits who he said had been attacking the people of the village in the past.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the police command, SP Mohammed Shehu, said, “The police have confirmed the killing of 20 people in that village but not 22.”
“The villagers told the security agents useful information about some bandits who rustled cows last week and the information had assisted greatly in locating and killing many of them.
“Since that time, the bandits were targeting the villagers in order to avenge the killing of their people.”
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