GUNMEN KILL SCORES OF RESIDENTS IN ZAMFARA

An official of Shinkafi Local Government Area gave causality figures that, “at Gidan Achali community alone, over 20 people were massacred. And at Kursasa community, 10 people were killed while at Kurya, 13 persons were reported dead,

Penpushing further reports that, the council official added that, “number of people killed at Gidan Achali community is terrible because the high number of casualties in the area is worrisome”, lamenting that, despite the repeated attacks on Shinkafi and other local governments in Zamfara, the armed persons still moved freely during the act without being challenged by any security operative.

He said, “it is just like there is no constituted authority in Zamfara State. Nobody cares about our lives. We have now become easy prey for bandits in Shinkafi,” .

Penpushing also reports that, the Zamfara Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu, when contacted said only 10 people were killed at an onion farm in Kursasa community, adding that,. security personnel have been mobilised to the area.