Armed bandits have carried out another horror attack in four Zamfara State towns, killing dozens of residents.
According to an eyewitness, the number of villagers slain could not be determined, but that the bandits took several of them, leaving four individuals with varied degrees of injuries.
The villages are Gidan Dan-Inna, Gwaji, Karoka in Kwai-Kwai District and Faru, in Bungudu and Maradun local government areas of the state, according to the DAILY POST.
According to the eyewitness, the majority of those killed were members of a local vigilante group who were protecting the communities, and that some of the community members were attacked on their farms.
Terrorists with powerful weapons were claimed to have assaulted the villages, killing and rustling animals.
The communities were reportedly attacked on Sunday evening and Monday early, destroying property worth millions of naira.
When contacted, State Police Command Spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the tragedy, adding that twenty people were slain in three villages in Bungudu Local Government and five more in Maradun Local Government Areas of the State.
SP Shehu claimed four villagers were injured to varying degrees and were undergoing medical treatment at an unknown medical institution.
Armed operatives have been dispatched to the impacted and surrounding areas to protect the safety of people and property in the axis, he said.