Over 20 villagers drown while escaping bandits’ attack

More than 20 people have been reported dead in the Kali community of Gumi Local Government Area, Zamfara State, following an attempt to flee a bandit attack. 

The fatalities occurred when their boat capsized in a river. A local resident, who requested to remain anonymous, revealed that the bandits attacked the village at 1:00 p.m. last Sunday.

“The bandits were seen moving towards Kalli village on motorcycles with sophisticated weapons to attack the community, which forced the villagers to flee for their safety,” he added.

According to him, the boat was overloaded and it capsized along Birnin Magaji River, which led to the death of 20 villagers.

He explained that five corpses were recovered at Falale River, four at Birnin Magaji River, while three were also recovered at Gadar Gummi River. 

Speaking further, he said that the bandits terrorised communities of Kwammaka, Kwammaka Jibi, Kwammaka Mai Katsina, Kallin and Kazura villages, all in Gummi local government area.

The police are yet to issue any statement on the reported incident.