Bandits attack Zamfara community, kill 11 residents

At least 11 villagers have been confirmed dead following deadly attacks by armed bandits in Kagara and San-Isa wards, located in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

According to local sources, the coordinated assaults were carried out last Saturday, targeting not only Kagara and San-Isa but also surrounding rural communities. The attacks have plunged residents into mourning and renewed fears of insecurity in the region.

A resident of Kagara, Abubakar Sani, who survived the attack, said that he lost two of his brothers in the onslaught. He described the invasion as “sudden and brutal,” with villagers caught off guard by the heavily armed attackers.

He said the bandits who besieged their village around 6:30 pm on Saturday, stole cattle and other people’s belongings along with abduction of men and women into the forest.

“In fact, we saw hell last Saturday night, as the bandits entered our village in hundreds, all carrying guns, shooting sporadically to kill and kidnap our people in Kagara and other villages surrounding it,” Sani said.

Speaking to LEADERSHIP on phone, another resident, Ahmed Dan-Isa narrated that the bandits killed at least 9 villagers on Saturday and Sunday Morning and also kidnapped scores others including both men and women.

Ahmed who said he escaped from the bandits’ attacks, however, said the attackers invaded villages without fearing resistance from security personnel.

He called on both state and federal governments to assist by rescuing the entire Kaura-Namoda from its present ugly situation.

Efforts to reach Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Yazid Abubakar failed abortive as his phone number remained switched off to the several calls made to him.