Gunmen suspected to be bandits kill 12 people and reportedly burn them inside a room during an attack on Gidan Taba village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, according to multiple Nigerian outlets. Several reports say the victims were members of one family and that the attackers set their home ablaze as residents tried to avoid abduction.
Some outlets also report that people beyond the dead family were abducted during the same attack. Others mention local resistance, including vigilantes fighting back and freeing some residents. Where details are given, outlets describe the incident as occurring on Saturday night and involving armed men who invaded the community and targeted the family.
Across coverage, the main differing element is the number of family members reported killed: some sources cite 12 deaths, while others cite 13 and identify a victim as Sani Ɗanwawo along with his 12 family members. Despite that discrepancy, all accounts describe a fatal arson-like assault on a single family in the village.
