No fewer than 35 persons have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Sabuwar Tunga village, Dankurmi district in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the armed men arrived the community on motorbikes and unleashed terror on the defenceless residents.
A resident of the town said the attack, which was carried out on Thursday night, was a well-planned and coordinated attack.
He said the gunmen after attacking the village carted away livestock and escaped to the forest.
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“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.
This comes after 300 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata Mafara Local Government area of the state were abducted on Friday morning.
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The bandits were said to have arrived the school around 1am and loaded the girls in buses.
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