Ten individuals have been killed and 33 ladies kidnapped as bandits attacked seven villages in Gusau Native Authorities Space of Zamfara.
Residents mentioned the assaults began from late on Saturday, Christmas Day, to the early hours of Sunday, December 26.
A BBC Hausa report mentioned the bandits attacked Geba, Gidan Kaura and Gidan Kada villages in addition to some communities inside the Gusau Native Authorities Space.
One other native, Malam Shehu Kura, who escaped to the Damba space in Gusau, instructed Punch that the bandits, who have been on bikes, moved from village to village on Sunday, looting retailers and homes.
The resident additionally defined that 10 folks have been shot lifeless by the bandits once they tried to flee, whereas a number of others sustained accidents.
Kura defined that the folks of the seven affected villages fled to Gusau city, including that many of the victims have been squatting in unfavourable circumstances resulting from lack of lodging.
"Most of us sleep outdoors or in open locations regardless of the tough situation of the harmattan as a result of we now have no different different."
He appealed to the authorities to return to their assist, lamenting that many of the victims have been ladies and kids.
The Commissioner of Info in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Dosara, who confirmed the assaults, nonetheless, mentioned that solely Geba city was attacked.
The commissioner mentioned it was not true that the villages that have been attacked weren't visited by safety brokers on a rescue mission.
In a video posted on Fb, survivors, among the injured, recounted their ordeal.
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