Suspected armed bandits, on Thursday, attacked the community of Gidan Goga in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
According to residents , dozens of armed men arrived at the community on motorbikes firing at residents before they herded away cows and other domestic animals.
A former commissioner for Education, Alhaji Ibrahim Danmalikin Gidan Goga, who also hails from the community, said that the gunmen arrived around 1pm.
“Soldiers were alerted and they arrived even before the armed criminals had fled.
“Gun duel ensued between soldiers and the armed bandits.
“I can’t tell you the precise number of people who died in the attack now, but I can tell you that many of the residents have fled the community,” he said.
Details later….
