Nigeria: Bandits Burn 11 Family Members to Death in Zamfara

What the report says

Eleven members of one family were killed when suspected bandits set fire to their home in Gidan Taba village, in Dosara Birnin Kaya Ward of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State, according to a report published by This Day and distributed by AllAfrica. The attack reportedly happened last Saturday night and left the community in mourning and fear.

The report said the Zamfara State Police Command confirmed that suspected bandits carried out the assault. Police spokesperson DSP Yazid Abubakar said the armed men allegedly entered the house, gathered the occupants in one room and then set it ablaze. The victims were identified as relatives of Mallam Muhammadu Sani.

According to the article, Sani was linked to a local vigilante group in the area and had resisted the bandits’ operations, which may have made him a target. The report said the attack may have been carried out in retaliation, though that claim was attributed to local accounts and not independently verified in the article.

Police said operatives were searching for the assailants and working to restore normalcy in the village. The case underscores the continuing insecurity affecting parts of northwestern Nigeria, where armed groups have repeatedly attacked rural communities, displaced residents and strained local security efforts.