Gunmen Kill 20, Abduct 50 In Zamfara Villages

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…the bandits abducted about 50 people, mostly women and children.  EKO HOT BLOG reports that about 20 persons have been killed in Bungudu and Tsafe Local Government Areas of Zamfara State by gunmen. A source, who craved anonymity, said that the attackers stormed a village, Yar Katsina, in Bungudu Local Government Area and killed about … Read more

Insecurity: We’ve Spent ₦100m On Ransom, Vigilantes – Zamfara Community

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…a businessman was abducted recently and the bandits demanded ₦35 million.  EKO HOT BLOG reports that residents of Nahuche community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Sunday staged a peaceful protest in Gusau, demanding authorities to as a matter of urgency address the insecurity in the community over incessant attacks by armed … Read more

Vigilante Group Reportedly Executes 11 Bandits’ “Informants” In Zamfara

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The suspects were arrested, summarily and extra-judicially executed following days of an intensive manhunt…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that vigilantes, locally known as Yan Sakai, have executed seven suspected bandits’ informants in the Gada community of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In the same vein, four suspected informants were executed in the Kaura … Read more