Insecurity: At least 113 reportedly killed in Zamfara in one week
Following the incessant killings, many residents of villages in Shinkafi, Anka and Tsafe local governments have left their ancestral homes and moved to Internally Displaced Persons Camps .The police spokesperson, Muhammad Shehu, told PREMIUM TIMES that the victims were attacked and killed by armed bandits while travelling in a convoy of vehicles conveying traders from Shinkafi market on their way back to Kwari village in Shinkafi Local Government Area.
The bandits again carried out a fresh attack on Sunday, killing 20 CJTF members in Danjibga village of Tsafe local government area of the state.that bandits stormed the community on motorcycles and attempted to raid the village at around 1p.m. He said they were, however, repelled by the CJTF operatives who put up a fight in defence of the communities.
“During the exchange of gunfire with CJTF, some communities of Kwaren Ganuwa, Keta villages mobilised themselves to counter the bandits, and in the process, the bandits killed 23 of our CJTF operatives,” Mr Danjibga said.At about the same period, hundreds of the hoodlums staged another attack on the people of Kawaye, in Anka Local Government area and killed 14 villagers.
Many people who spoke with our reporter condemned the action of the bandits, describing it as “evil”.Meanwhile, Governor Abdulaziz Yari on a condolence visit to one of the affected villages, Kawaye, expressed concern over the ugly situation and pledged his government’s continued efforts toward bringing an end to the menace.
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