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Terrorists Sack Zamfara Community, Reportedly Kill Over 50 Residents In Night Raid


A resident of the village, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the bandits, who carried sophisticated weapons, raided the village on Thursday night and shot sporadically.


Zamfara State on Friday reeled from another massacre by terrorists as gunmen reportedly killed no fewer than 50 residents of Dutsin Dan Ajiya village, Anka Local Government area of the state.

A resident of the village, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the bandits, who carried sophisticated weapons, raided the village on Thursday night and shot sporadically.

He added that the terrorists blocked all access roads linking the community to prevent people from running away.

He said, “After blocking all the roads, the bandits started to shoot at sight and the villagers ran helter-skelter.
“After the attack, we realised that 30 people were killed; some were wounded, while several others are at large and nobody knows their whereabouts.”

Corpses of the victims were robed in white in preparation for a mass burial as seen in a viral video.

It was gathered that the attackers also abducted many residents during the raid which lasted till the wee hours of Friday.

However, Reuters said at least 50 people were killed in the attack.
.A lawmaker representing Bukkuyum South, Hamisu Faru, told the news agency that the attackers raided the village from around 5pm on Thursday until about 3.30am on Friday, burning down buildings and shooting residents who tried to flee.

“They have been moving from one village to another … leaving at least 50 people dead,” Faru added.

A 41-year-old resident of the village, Abdullahi Sani, also said three family members were killed in the attack.

According to Sani, residents alerted security forces and local authorities when they saw more than 150 motorcycles carrying the hoodlums, but they got no support.

SaharaReporters had reported on Friday that the Nigerian Army armoured personnel carrier (APC) was reportedly been destroyed by an explosive device along the Keta–Dangibga road in Zamfara State, raising fresh concerns over worsening insecurity in the region.

A source privy to the development had told SaharaReporters on Friday evening that the incident occurred while soldiers were escorting civilian motorists along the dangerous route frequently targeted by armed groups.

According to the source, the military convoy ran into an improvised explosive device, commonly referred to as a bomb, which detonated violently and scattered the armoured vehicle.

“This happened along Keta–Dangibga road, Zamfara State. Army APC were escorting motorists to Dangibga and encountered an explosive device, popular known as bomb, blast and scattered the said APC, not far from our Mopol 2 location,” the source had said.

Although the exact number of casualties remains unclear as of press time, the explosion reportedly caused panic among travellers and residents in nearby communities.

The Keta–Dangibga axis has become notorious for repeated attacks by bandits who often plant explosives and ambush security convoys as well as civilian vehicles.

In January 2026, SaharaReporters also reported that troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadin Kai killed three individuals suspected of planning suicide attacks during an intelligence-led operation along the Guduf–Pulka axis in the Gwoza LGA, Borno State.


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Mazi Nnamdi Kanu that killed no one is their problem.

Okoroawusa:
"Any day I am arrested Nigeria will burn"
Nnamdi Kanu


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Okoroawusa is Nigeria not burning ?😂😂🤣🤣

No peace for the wicked,Zo00 will continue going down 🤣😂😂😂

loveth360:
No peace for the wicked,Zo00 will continue going down 🤣😂😂😂

And we will never allow Peter Obi to hold any political office again

Cyberterror:
And we will never allow Peter Obi to hold any political office again

Lolz who cares about Peter Obi 🤣🤣😂


No whahala he will never hold political office and z0oo will continue going down and disappear from map.




Say amen.

chiagozien:
Okoroawusa is Nigeria not burning ?😂😂🤣🤣

Don't mind those people

Zoo

Shame on each and every adult who protested at Ojota.

Shame on all the #BringBackOurGirls# protesters who now keep quiet in the face of the current kidnap, rape, and murder of innocent girls out there.

chiagozien:
Okoroawusa is Nigeria not burning ?😂😂🤣🤣

Nope, cooling

Cyberterror:
And we will never allow Peter Obi to hold any political office again

Bros, it is not a must that Peter Obi will rule. It is not about Peter Obi. It is about having a competent, honest, capable man with integrity rule this country. Having a man whose life will be worthy of emulation.

It is about seeing Nigeria make meaningful progress. Nevertheless, we know that you guys will never want these.

Any man who supported buhari then and now Tonubu does not mean well for Nigerians.

To you guys, it is a pepper-dem stuff, while thousands lose their lives a d properties. Millions are poor, destitute, in despair, and with not hope.

Peter Obi does not need Nigeria to survive. He made his wealth before 1999 through hard work.

Tell us how rich was tinubu pre-1999 and how rich he became after 2007.

There are practicing what is stipulated in the sharia law. The Sharia practice is derived from al-quran and Hadith.....

Brendaniel:
While Tinubu and his supporters are helping them achieve massive success by playing politics with them in return for their support.

May their souls rest in peace and may peace be restored to the affected communities

Well, I don't expect you to say the truth because lying is your native language. If they don't put an end to sharia practice, killing continues.......

seunowa:
Well, I don't expect you to say the truth because lying is your native language. If they don't put an end to sharia practice, killing continues.......

So Tinubu should keep playing politics with that right while he ignores the killings?