Bandits Kill 12 Family Members in Zamfara Night Raid

On Saturday, armed bandits attacked Gidan Taba village in Maradun Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of 12 family members from the household of Mallam Muhammadu Sani. The family had locked themselves in a room to evade capture, but the assailants set the room on fire when they refused to open the door.

Hon. Sanusi Ahmed Dosara, the Maradun Local Government Chairman, confirmed that the victims died not from direct flames but from the extreme heat after the roof caught fire. In addition to the fatalities, several other villagers were abducted during the raid.

Local vigilantes responded by confronting the bandits in a gun battle, managing to rescue some of the abducted individuals. Dosara noted that the attackers fired in multiple directions to confuse security forces, complicating the response.

He visited a nearby police mobile base to advocate for enhanced security measures. The 12 victims were buried on Sunday morning in accordance with Islamic rites, with Dosara leading the funeral prayers.