Many have been killed in Bunkasau village under Zarummai ward of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The incident happened on Friday night by when armed bandits stormed the village.
According to Daily Post, a source said that the attackers invaded the village in large number of about 80 on motorcycles, sporadically shot at residents and abducted several people, mostly women. They also left with livestock belonging to villagers.
One of the villagers who pleaded not to be mentioned for security reasons said the attack occurred late night.
He explained that residents are still searching for missing persons after the attack.
He said, “l call on the federal and Zamfara governments to come to intervene by deploying security personnel to our area to restore peace.”
Zamfara state police spokesman, DSP Yazid Abubakar confirmed the incident, saying he could not ascertain the number of casualties.
He stated that the command has deployed adequate personnel to the area to restore normalcy and urged the communities to always cooperate by providing accurate information on the movement of bandits for prompt response.
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