At least 11 persons were killed on Sunday night, while 20 women and children were abducted by bandits in Zamfara State.
According to reports, the terrorists, numbering about 250, stormed Gidan Zuma village in the Bungudu Local Government Area of the state, killed 11 persons, and abducted 20 women and an unspecified number of children.
Communities around Gidan Zuma are in a state of panic.
A resident said, “They (bandits) can strike at any time, and security forces would arrive only after they’ve left.”
The resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, further said, “They kidnapped my wife with our little kid. Only God knows how they’re faring, considering the hot weather and the Ramadan fast.
“They shot and killed 11 persons, among them my only brother, while on neighbourhood patrol as a volunteer vigilante. They forced 20 women and a lot of children into the bush,” he added.