No fewer than 35 persons have been killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Sabuwar Tunga village, Dankurmi district in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
It was gathered that the armed men arrived the community on motorbikes and unleashed terror on the defenceless residents.
SaharaReporters quoted a resident of the town as saying that the attack, which was carried out on Thursday night, was a well-planned and coordinated attack.
“We have recovered over 35 bodies after the attack and many more residents have not been accounted for. They came at the midnight and opened fire on the village, shooting anyone on sight and burning houses,” the source said.
The development came less than 24 hours after suspected bandits invaded a government girls college and whisked away about 550 students.
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