Bloody Week: How Over 200 Nigerians Died In One Week Amid Rising Insecurity
Majority of those who were killed in the past week were security operatives such as soldiers, police officers and local vigilantes.
by Saharareporters, New York
Apr 28, 2021
No fewer than 200 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria in the past one week from unpleasant situations such as insecurity, road crashes, accidental situations, among others.
From investigations, SaharaReporters gathered that the majority of those who were killed in the past week were security operatives such as soldiers, police officers and local vigilantes.
Below is a breakdown of the number of deaths recorded from Monday, April 19 to April 27.
Governors take kidnapping, killings concern to Buhari Alao Abiodun
With insecurity boiling over in the country, North’s governors cried out on Thursday and took their concern to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa.
On Wednesday, bandits killed an estimated 83 people in multiple attacks in three local government areas of Zamfara State.
On Presidential order, a Special Military Operation was launched at 8:30 am yesterday from Mare Local Government to rid Zamfara of the
“frequent and horrifying” activities of bandits, according to a statement by Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu. File photo of Nigeria s President Muhammadu Buhari. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS Host Photo Agency (Photo by Anton Novoderezhkin\TASS via Getty Images)
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The death toll from the killings in Zamfara State is rising as reports from communities indicated that at least 90 corpses have so far been buried while many persons remain unaccounted for after the latest round of mayhem.
Reports of the attacks were given by displaced persons, officials and residents of the affected communities.
The state government has also shut down four major markets to prevent fresh reprisal attacks by vigilante members.
The government was, however, silent on the casualty figures as it called on the security agencies to do more to provide security in vulnerable communities.
Residents of Magami said they buried over 60 corpses on Friday morning, after earlier reporting the recovery of 53 bodies. They said many residents were still missing and feared killed.