Group of unknown gunmen attacked Mashema village in Bungudu local government area of Zamfara state, killing 20 people on the spot.
Speaking with Leadership, witnesses said that the gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers stormed the village in the early hours of Monday, December 7, and began to shoot everyone on sight.
They said that they could hear how the gunmen were chanting “we will drive away the cows by all means”.
According to one of the witnesses, it was divine intervention that made the bandits to leave the community after killing 20 members.
“Otherwise, the number of casualties would have been more alarming due to the absence of security,” he added.
Abdulmalik Zubairu, the member of the House of Representatives representing the constituency, confirmed the incident and noted that it was the bloodiest attack in recent times “after the ones in Birnin Magaji and Yargalma in Maru local government”.
Zubairu said he was saddened and deeply disturbed by the situation in which so many innocent people were mercilessly massacred by bloodthirsty miscreants.
Commenting on the incident, Olufemi David, the state commissioner of police, said that he had ordered officers to bring normalcy to the area and ensure security for the community.
Last week, unidentified gumnen stormed Tangaran village in Anka local government area of the state. Officials of the Zamfara state police command said that at least four people lost their lives in the attack.
TVC
NEWS, ABUJA - Gunmen have killed 48 people in a raid on a village in
Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, according to officials.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states.
TVC
NEWS, ABUJA - Gunmen have killed 48 people in a raid on a village in
Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, according to officials.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states.
TVC
NEWS, ABUJA - Gunmen have killed 48 people in a raid on a village in
Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, according to officials.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states.
TVC
NEWS, ABUJA - Gunmen have killed 48 people in a raid on a village in
Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, according to officials.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states
TVC
NEWS, ABUJA - Gunmen have killed 48 people in a raid on a village in
Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, according to officials.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states
TVC
NEWS, ABUJA - Gunmen have killed 48 people in a raid on a village in
Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, according to officials.
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states
The attack in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area on Tuesday started before dawn and lasted for more than five hours, witnesses say.
"There was an attack by armed bandits early Tuesday on Kizara village where 48 residents were killed in apparent targeted killings by cattle rustlers that have been terrorising the state for some time now," Zamfara government spokesman Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said.
Those killed included the local chief, the chief imam and the head of a vigilante group in the village, he added.
They said they were looking for vigilante members who they said were threatening them for a long time, according to Birnin-Magaji.
Residents said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes, and laid siege on the village, firing indiscriminately.
Some of the gunmen climbed a hill behind the village and shot at people trying to escape the attack as well as those trying to come in to help from neighbouring villages.
They also carried out house-to-house attacks, shooting men dead, according to eyewitnesses
The attack is understood to be connected to an on-going row involving cattle thieves in the state.
The latest violence is not believed to be linked to the Boko Haram militants, who are facing a military offensive in three north eastern states
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