Bandits have allegedly killed 22 people in Tungar-Kwana village of Talatan-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday night.
An indigene of the village, Malam Ahmed Mohammed, told journalists that the bandits, numbering over 100, invaded the village around 11 pm., where they began to shoot people indiscriminately.
He stated, “Twenty-two people, including children and women, were killed instantly, while other people escaped to the forest. Mohammed also said that many people were wounded as a result of gunshots and were currently in the hospital for treatment. The bandits, according to him had also stolen a large number of animals.
Mohammed maintained that the village has been deserted for fear of the return of the bandits, who he said had been attacking the people of the village in the past.
Confirming the incident, the Police Command spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu, said, “The Police have confirmed the killing of 20 people in that village but not 22.” Shehu explained that the bandits were targeting the villagers because they (villagers) gave useful information to the security agents which led to the killing of several bandits last week.
He said that the Command had drafted its personnel in order to arrest those bandits and bring them to justice.
