No fewer than 18 supporters of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, and many others
have been reported dead as death tolls of
weekend’s massacre in Unguwar Galadima
community in Zamfara State hit 200 .
This disclosure was revealed on Sunday when Zamfara
State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari visited the village where
the tragic incident happened.
It was gathered that the governor broke down in tears on
sighting corpses of women, children and other residents
of the village littering every part of the village.
* Picture of houses burnt during the massacre that
happened in Zamfara
According to reports, the governor and other officials
participated in the burial of 79 people killed in the attack
by the cattle rustlers.
A survivor of the massacre, told newsmen that he counted
61 bodies as the corpses were buried in mass graves.
It was informed that the gunmen attacked the village after
they obtained an intelligence report of a meeting being
held in the community by vigilante teams and the
community stakeholders on how to contain the invaders.
It was said while the meeting was ongoing, the attackers
invaded the town on motorbikes and started shooting at
anyone in sight including women and children. Many
victims were shot from behind, according to the report.
The Emir of Dansadau, Alhaji Husaini Adamu, told our
reporter: “This is not the first time the people of the area
would be facing such problem but today’s attack was the
worst of its kind in the history of killings in this area.”
The Emir, therefore, called on the authorities concerned
to, as a matter of urgency, take immediate measures to
address the problem.
Assistant Inspector‑General of Police (AIG) Zone 10,
Mamman Sule while commenting on the incident,
warned the vigilante groups to desist from holding such
meetings which he described as illegal.
He said the gunmen invaded the town because they
perhaps got the information that the meeting was to find
a way of attacking them
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