- The terrorists left a trail of death and anguish in their wake after they attack Kwatar community, close to Gidan Zala, Kotorkoshi district of Bungudu Local Government Area in of state.
- The rampaging gunmen killed scores and kidnapped many villagers
The terrorists wreaking havoc in some part of Nigeria’s northwest have struck again in the beleaguered Zamfara state.
The terrorists left a trail of death and anguish in their wake after they attack Kwatar community, close to Gidan Zala, Kotorkoshi district of Bungudu Local Government Area in of state.
The rampaging gunmen killed scores and kidnapped many villagers.
It’s gathered that the bandits invaded the community in the wee hours of Friday
According to Ismaila, a police officer from the village, many villagers were killed while some were kidnapped, with many escaping with various degrees of injuries in the deadly operation by the terrorists.
“My father, elder brother and his wife were also killed along with many villagers in the attack”, he added.
He disclosed yalmost all the villagers who survived the attack have deserted the community for the fear of the bandits’ return.
Another villager, Ya’u Ibrahim, said that the attack was terrible, stressing that many community members sustained serious injuries as they were trying to escape from the deadly attack, according to Daily Post
He appealed to the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency in the State for the residents to have a breath of freedom.
It’s also gathered that on the same day, armed bandits unleashed terror attack at a village near Dangibga village in Tsafe Local Government Area of the State but the number of casualties has not been revealed at at the time of compiling this report.
It’s understood that axis to Tsafe Local Government Area of the State has become a flashpoint of bandit attacks.