Gunmen suspected to be bandits armed with deadly weapons have stormed Kangon Farun Mana and Yardoka villages in Magami district of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing over 40 people, mostly members of the outlawed Yansakai groups.
According to one Aminu Magami, an eyewitness, the dreaded gunmen stormed the communities at the early hours of Wednesday and started unleashing terror on the villagers.
Magami explained that most of the people who were killed were members of the outlawed Yansakai group who attempted to repel the attack by the bandits.
“One of those killed by the bandits was a close friend of mine; we had discussion few hours before he was killed,” the source added.
In another development, another set of bandits also seized Bayan Banki, Gobirawa and Biyabiki communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of the State where they killed one person in Gobirawa village and left two others wounded at Bayan Banki.
According to the source, those killed and wounded were initially being targeted and penciled by the bandits, saying that they were members of the outlawed Yansakai groups that have been disturbing the bandits from free operation in the area.
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