Cattle rustler
this past weekend killed over 200 people who were attending a security
meeting in Yargaladinma area of Dansadau community in Maru LGA of Zamfara
state. The men said to have come in over a hundred motorbikes carrying guns and
machetes, surrounded the building where the security meeting was
holding and opened fire on them, killing over 100 on the spot. Some
escaped, some died the next day while others were gravely injured.
The Emir
of the Dansadau, Alhaji Husaini Adamu, while expressing his sadness over
the attack said “This is not the first time the people of the area would be
facing such problem but this attack was the worst of its kind in the history of
killings in this area”
The Governor
of Zamfara State yesterday visited the scene of the attack and was reported to
have broke down in tears after seeing the corpses of those killed. He and his
team later attended the funeral for 79, who were given mass burial.
In a
related development, 18 APC Members were killed yesterday Sunday
April 6th while on their way to attend their party's stakeholder's meeting
in Maiduguri. The terrorist were said to have ambushed the men in Gwoza
council area along the Maiduguri‑ Biu road, slaughtering them.
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