Gunmen run rampage in Zamfara, kill 15 herdsmen in fresh attacks
The Nigeria Police Force have on Thursday confirmed the killing of 15 herdsmen in a fresh violence in Zamfara.
The herdsmen were said to be killed by gunmen believed to be cattle thieves.
According to the police spokesman for Zamfara state, Muhammad Shehu, “Armed bandits attacked Bawon-Daji village yesterday and killed 15 people”.
In a similar vein, a senior local government official, Gado Anka said the deceased were killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen who stormed the remote village in Anka district around 1:00 pm, shooting dead 12 residents before fleeing to a hideout in the bush.
“They returned two hours later and attacked mourners during the funeral of the victims in the cemetery, killing three more and injuring several others,” he said.
Rural communuties in the agrarian state are under siege from gangs who kill, loot and torch homes.
