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Residents of Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas in Zamfara State say they have found over 50 dead bodies after the attacks earlier this week on some rural communities in the state.
The residents also said search parties were still out combing the bushes for more bodies and injured victims.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how bandits burnt down five Zamfara communities between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hamza Adamu, a local politician, told this newspaper that the chairperson of Anka local government vigilante groups, Gambo Abare, was one of those killed.
“Unfortunately, for us, this gallant person also paid the supreme price. He was from Abare villàge but he led a team of vigilante members to confront the bandits when they stormed some of the communities from Kurfar Danya.”
When asked the number of those killed, he said “they are too many. I quickly know of his (vigilante leader) death because he is popular.”
A survivor of the attacks, who is still searching for members of this family, Murtala Waramu, told VOA Hausa that 58 corpses had been discovered.
“I am from Waramu and so far we have counted 58 dead bodies in the villages we have visited to reclaim corpses. The search would continue in the morning (Friday).”
He said there are several villages to cover but added that in most of the communities they had visited, houses and shops were burnt down by the bandits…
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