Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed 20 people in Kaboro village in Zamfara state northwest Nigerian. Local Government spokesman, Nuhu Salihu Anka, said on Wednesday.

12 men armed with guns stormed Kaboro village early on Tuesday morning, demanding money before shooting and hacking people to death, local residents said.

After several people had been killed, the area’s chief appealed to the gunmen to stop firing, but they turned their weapons on him instead, according to the spokesman.

“They were all shot to death while the village head was slaughtered with a sword,” local government spokesman Salihu Anka told Reuters by phone.

At least 27 people were killed in June when suspected armed robbers attacked several villages in Zamfara.

This killing comes on the heel of Sunday’s attack on a Catholic Church in another north central state, Kaduna.

A suicide bomber drove a jeep full of explosives into a church in Kaduna, about 70 miles (113 km) from the Zamfara border, killing eight people and triggering reprisals that killed at least two more.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/10/31/gunmen-kill-traditional-ruler-20-others-in-zamfara-village-raid/

Na waoo

U guys should stop attaching pictures of militants to all these northern things

God kindly save us in Nigeria

nbright: U guys should stop attaching pictures of militants to all these northern things

Consult Channels news editorial section for that, not the OP.

Doesn't look like a robbery to me though, if I say Bo, u say Ko, anoda man say Haram, omo , na u sabi.

it is only God dat can save Nigeria

Chai.... When tins lyk ds happen: i always wonder if some pple really hv heart lyk ours.

mortals...victims...soldiers...martyr...hoi polloi...bourgeois...everybody this is WAR!

This may just be an opportunity for them to jack up the fraud called security vote. We are at war , the earlier we accept it the better for all of us. R.I.P for who ever is killed through all these mess.

Aboki handwork! Blame Ice-prince. He's their Guy..

#Just passing by

Arm robber indeed....Are you sure those people killed are not christian..cos there is silence about their ethnicity or religion...

UNLEASHED: #Just passing by

Then pass into lagoon and end ur misery

I always wonder where our security agents used to hide when such attrocity is taking place... or are the robbers using silenced gun that doesn't make any sound or non of the villagers have any security personel number to call... Really tired of this country, bad news everywhere.

Nigeria we hail thee

Extreme wickedness. It's either our government helps us get rid of armed bandits or give us the right to be armed ourselves.

topsyking: Arm robber indeed....Are you sure those people killed are not christian..cos there is silence about their ethnicity or religion...

i thought as much but after reading the part which said a 'village chief' was also a victim i knew@ once the victims were muslims. Cos only a muslim can be a village chief in a state as islamic as Zamfara.

nbright: U guys should stop attaching pictures of militants to all these northern things

what's d difference?

@Topic..This the ABOKI SIDE that we don't want to see.

I CAN SAY THAT THEY ARE BOKO HARAMS LOOKING FOR FUNDS BY ALL MEANS. THE JTF SHOULD CONTINUE THE PUSH TO EXTERMINATE THEM.

Only 20 people?

Maybe d villagers are againts boko haram.

Terrible!!!

You hear such news, what they do to their very own and wonder what a non indigene is "still" doing up in the North. . .

omenziate: Doesn't look like a robbery to me though, if I say Bo, u say Ko, anoda man say Haram, omo , na u sabi.

ibo man say everytn wey bite 4 nite na mosquito.so my broda ure rite

And corp members will be posted there to serve their fatherland

cyril83: what's d difference?

are u for real?... niger delta militants[b]NEVER[/b] bombed mosques or harm innocent muslims, they said they were fighting the federal govt and they fought the federal govt not what these guys are doing..

Boko Haram need money too. . .

do trad. rulers have no respect in this Gods-foresaken country

So hausa get robers.na wa o so robers dy heavn

topsyking: Arm robber indeed....Are you sure those people killed are not christian..cos there is silence about their ethnicity or religion...

i think so.there are a lot of christian villages in zamfara state.

Na for north I hear that armed robbers would invade a whole village and start killing them after robbery. I can still remember the case where 12 were killed in kaduna on their way from morning prayer by armed robbers on reprisals attack.
These are aboki killing fellow aboki en mass because of robberies, why won't the now kill outsiders in their midst or invade a whole village in jos.