On Wednesday men on motorcycles invaded the village of Damaga in Zamfara state in the northwest. The bandits arrived around 1:00 am and started shooting indiscriminately. They killed thirteen people, villager Ayuba Musa said.
These armed men stole cows, sheep and goats, they did not even spare the chickens, he added.
The shooting caused panic in the village, where middle school students immediately fled their classrooms for fear of being kidnapped, another resident told AFP.
For the past ten years or so, criminal groups, called bandits by the authorities, have terrorised the populations of northwestern and central Nigeria.
They attack villages, steal livestock and kidnap local personalities or travelers for ransom from the roads.
[FILES] Gunmen. Photo; ANADOLUAGENCY
Criminal gangs have killed a total of 31 people in three separate attacks in northwest and central Nigeria, local residents said Thursday, in the latest violence in the volatile regions.
On Wednesday, motorcycle-riding bandits stormed Damaga village in northwestern Zamfara state, killing residents and stealing livestock as villagers fled the shooting spree.
“The bandits came in around 1:00 pm (1200 GMT) and began shooting indiscriminately. They killed 13 people,” Ayuba Musa told AFP. x
“They took away a large number of cattle, sheep and goats. They didn’t spare even chickens,” he added.
The shooting forced students from a secondary school in the village to abandon their classes for fear of abduction, said another resident, Sahame Umar, who gave a similar toll.
11 Mar 2021 / 22:29 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
KANO: Criminal gangs have killed a total of 31 people in three separate attacks in northwest and central Nigeria, local residents said Thursday, in the latest violence in the volatile regions.
On Wednesday, motorcycle-riding bandits stormed Damaga village in northwestern Zamfara state, killing residents and stealing livestock as villagers fled the shooting spree.
“The bandits came in around 1:00 pm (8:00 pm Malaysian Time) and began shooting indiscriminately. They killed 13 people,“ Ayuba Musa told
AFP.
“They took away a large number of cattle, sheep and goats. They didn’t spare even chickens,“ he added.
The shooting forced students from a secondary school in the village to abandon their classes for fear of abduction, said another resident, Sahame Umar, who gave a similar toll.
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