Armed bandits have killed an unspecified number of residents and abducted several others in Bunkasau village under Zarummai ward of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
According to Daily Post, the attack, which occurred on Friday night, saw a gang of approximately 80 bandits descend on the community on motorcycles, opening fire on residents and carting away livestock before fleeing the scene with an undisclosed number of abductees, mostly women.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity citing security concerns, said survivors and families were still combing the area for missing persons in the aftermath of the assault.
He appealed to the federal and Zamfara State governments to urgently deploy security personnel to the area.
He said, “I 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 attack but said the command had yet to ascertain the total number of casualties.
He disclosed that the command had deployed adequate personnel to the affected community to restore normalcy, urging residents to cooperate with security forces by providing timely and accurate intelligence on bandit movements.
