At least 200 people were killed in the northwestern state of Zamfara Nigeria, during attacks by gangs of thugs following Air Force raids on their hideouts this week.
Residents were able to reach the villages yesterday after the army recaptured them, and began organizing mass burials, the Reuters news agency reported. The state government in Zamfara officially speaks of 58 dead in the gang attacks.
Umaru Makeri, a resident who lost his wife and their three children in one of the attacks, said that more than 154 people were buried, among them several military. According to residents, the total death toll exceeds 200 dead.
Reuters initially reported last Friday that at least 30 people had been killed in Anka area, when around 300 motorcyclists stormed eight villages and started throwing sporadically indiscriminately on Tuesday (25132282).
The army said it had launched airstrikes in the early hours of Monday in the Gusami forest and in the village of Chamre in Zamfara state, killing more than 100 people, including two of its leaders.
A resident, who asked not to be named, told Reuters that the deadly attacks in the villages may have been linked to airstrikes.
There have been a number of deadly attacks in northwestern Nigeria and abductions, sometimes massive, and violent crimes have risen sharply since the end of 2020. The government is finding it difficult to enforce law and order amid a declining economy.
In Kebi State, a spokesman for the governor announced that 30 abducted students had been released yesterday, without giving further details.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement released by his office yesterday that the military now has more equipment at its disposal to track down and eliminate terrorist gangs that terrorize northern and central Nigeria, sometimes imposing illegal taxes. or putting communities under siege.
“The new attacks on innocent gang members are an act of despair by mass murderers, who are now facing relentless pressure from our armed forces,” Bouhari said. He added that his government has no intention of de-escalating military operations to rid the country of gangs.
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