{"id":93581,"date":"2022-04-03T18:53:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93581"},"modified":"2022-04-03T18:53:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:53:29","slug":"at-least-13-killed-in-fresh-bandit-attack-on-zamfara-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/at-least-13-killed-in-fresh-bandit-attack-on-zamfara-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 13 Killed In Fresh Bandit Attack On Zamfara Villages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1729105681579536099\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">At least 13 persons have been killed by armed bandits in attacks on different communities in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe affected communities are Kadaddaba, Rafin Gero, and Babban Baye, all in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>The police spokesperson in the state, Muhammadu Shehu, confirmed the attacks yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that 13 persons were killed during the separate attacks on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Locals, however, insist that 15 persons were killed during the attack.<\/p>\n<p>An indigene of Anka community, Yusuf Anka, said that no less than fifteen persons were killed in three villages of Anka Local Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c15 people were killed on Thursday evening by bandits in three villages, Kaddadaba, Babban Baye, and Rafin Gero. One of the villages is less than five kilometres away from Anka Local Government Headquarters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a reported attack on a community under Gummi Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Friday which he said no fewer than 20 persons were killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother 20 people were killed by the terrorists in Daki Takwas village early hours of Friday, with hundreds of cattle rustled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Police Spokesperson in the state, Muhammed Shehu denied the reported attack, saying there was no such incident in Daki Takwas community.<\/p>\n<p>Shehu said, \u201cthere was no any incident in Daki Takwas, the village is under Gummi Local Government and there was no attack in the village.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 13 persons have been killed by armed bandits in attacks on different communities in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. 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