{"id":306306,"date":"2021-01-21T16:30:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=306306"},"modified":"2021-01-21T16:32:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:32:53","slug":"breaking-bandits-kill-37-in-fresh-attack-on-zamfara-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=306306","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Bandits Kill 37 In Fresh Attack On Zamfara Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed 37 people in Dutsin Gari village, Kanoma district in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<br \/>\n<span class=\"container container-pod container-pod-short\"><span class=\"adunit-parent hide block-module block-module-ad block-module-ad-300x250\"><span class=\"block-module-image-wrapper\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nResidents told SaharaReporters that the armed men arrived at Dutsin Gari on motorbikes after blocking the community\u2019s entry and exit points before unleashing terror on the defenceless residents on Wednesday.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-embedded centered clearfix block-story-object block-story-object-resource block-story-object-resource-image\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-story-object-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-embedded\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" src=\"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/storage\/2021\/01\/BREAKING-Bandits-Kill-37-In-Fresh-Attack-On-Zamfara-Community.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\nThe bandits also rustled several cows belonging to the villagers.<br \/>\nA resident of the community said about 37 bodies were recovered after the attack, with many others still missing.<br \/>\n\u201cWe recovered 37 bodies after the attack and many more residents have not been accounted for. They also stole many livestock and escaped to the forest,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cThey came on motorcycles in large numbers and operated for close to 12 hours. They were shooting sporadically, shooting anyone on sight and burning houses.<br \/>\n\u201cI heard that several shops were set ablaze in Fura Girke, Talle, Mahuta and Tudun Aba.\u201d<br \/>\nSaharaReporters gathered that many residents have reportedly deserted the community because they are afraid that they more attacks may come.<br \/>\nOver the months, suspected bandits have continually attacked Zamfara communities, killing scores and abducting people for ransoms despite a peace agreement with the state government.<br \/>\nAbout 15 brand new Hilux vehicles and millions of naira were given to leaders of different &#8216;repentant&#8217; bandit groups by Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle as part of the agreement, a senior military officer told SaharaReporters.<br \/>\nHe said the gunmen now carry out attacks with some of these vehicles given to them by Matawalle.<br \/>\nThe officer said, \u201cThose bandits have different group, so if they say they repent, the governor will give them a Hilux vehicle but unfortunately they are now using the vehicles to carry out attacks.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s so sad, he called it peace and reconciliation programme, but all you need to be rich now in Zamfara is to take up arms against the people.\u201d<br \/>\nA committee set up to investigate the menace of armed banditry in the region, headed by Mohammed Abubakar, a former Inspector General of Police, reported that in Zamfara State between June 2011 and May 2019, 4,983 women were widowed; 25,050 children were orphaned; and more than 190,000 people were displaced as a result of armed banditry.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed 37 people in Dutsin Gari village, Kanoma district in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents told SaharaReporters that the armed men arrived at Dutsin Gari on motorbikes after blocking the community\u2019s entry and exit points before unleashing terror on the defenceless residents on Wednesday. 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