At least 100 people were abducted and several others killed on Tuesday evening when armed bandits attacked Dan Muntari village in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Among those killed was a woman who had given birth just two weeks earlier, along with her newborn baby.
The incident was disclosed on Thursday in a post by security analyst, Bakatsine on X.
“On Tuesday evening, bandits attacked Dan Muntari village in Danko Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State. They killed many people, including a woman who had given birth just two weeks earlier and her newborn baby. They also abducted at least 100 people,” Bakatsine wrote.
As of the time of filing this report, authorities are yet to release an official statement on the attack.
Similarly, at least two people have been killed and several others abducted after armed bandits launched a fresh attack on Sabon Sarah, a community in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State, early Wednesday morning.
The incident was revealed in a post by security analyst Bakatsine on his X handle.
According to the post, “Bandits attacked Sabon Sarah community in Bakura LGA, Zamfara State. They killed two people, injured one and abducted several people including adolescent girls during the attack.”
Authorities in the state are yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.
Zamfara State has in recent days become a hotspot for bandit attacks, with communities facing constant fear and violence.
The state remains one of the worst-hit by banditry in Nigeria, with thousands of people killed, abducted, and displaced.
Earlier this week, armed bandits invaded Katuru village in Shinkafi Local Government Area, where they injured two people and abducted two women.
In a separate incident the same week, bandits stormed a mosque during evening prayers in Unguwar Galadunci, a community in Anka LGA where several worshippers were kidnapped, and many others injured in the attack.
In response to the rising violence, civil society groups called on both the federal and state governments to take urgent and serious steps to protect lives and property in the state.
Amnesty International, a global human rights group, also condemned the attacks, describing them as another sign of the government’s failure to protect its most vulnerable citizens.
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