Bandits kill 22 villagers in Zamfara

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Bandits kill 22 villagers in Zamfara


 
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 October 21, 2020

No fewer than 22 people were killed in the wee hours of Tuesday in Tunga Kwana community in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State.


DAILY POST gathered that the bandits stormed the village and started shooting sporadically, killing even women and children.

It was also learnt that most of the villagers who escaped into the forest and later found themselves in Talata Mafara town said that the situation was terrible as the bandits continued to unleash terror attacks on the villagers.


“The sight was simply unbelievable considering the way the bandits were unleashing terror attacks on the villagers”, said a villager, Ahmed Mohammed.


“Throughout their operations, there was no single security operative in the area to rescue the villagers.”

According to Mohammed, the bandits have not been happy with the villagers as they had last week reported to the security operatives that the bandits have been rustling away their domestic animals.


He explained that even on the day of the dastard operation; the bandits rustled so many cattle without any challenge from any security operative.


When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the incident, saying that 20 people were killed, not 22 as narrated by the villagers.

Shehu said that armed police men have been deployed to the axis immediately the report was received, appealing to indigenes to remain calm as the security operatives were on top of the issue to fish out the bandits and bring them to book.


“The security operatives in the state are not relaxing in their efforts but it is not a day job to wipe out bandits entirely in the whole state.


“People should bear with us because were not happy as the insecurity situation has been escalating irrespective of all efforts to block them.”

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Bandits kill 20 persons in fresh attack in Zamfara







At least 20 people were killed by armed bandits in Tungar Kwana village in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara State on Tuesday night, October 20.
 
According to residents who spoke to Premium Times, the gunmen stormed the community around 11pm on motorcycles after blocking the community’s entry and exit points and began to shoot people. Many houses were also burnt during the attack that lasted for several hours.
 
“It was a well planned and coordinated attack; they also stole many livestock and escaped to the forest,” a resident told the pubilcation.

The resident alleged that the attack was in retaliation for the massive ongoing onslaught by Nigerian security forces against the armed bandits in their forest enclave.
 
The Emir of Talata Mafara, Bello Muhammed, led the funeral prayer for the victims on Wednesday morning, October 21.
 

 
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Mohammed Shehu, who confirmed the incident said that 20 people were killed by bandits who see the rural residents as informants for the security agencies.
 
“The gunmen see the villagers as a soft target to avenge the ongoing offensive against them. The area is calm as more security personnel are deployed, and the criminals would be arrested to face the weight of the law,” Shehu said.