Gunmen kill at least 17 farmers and wound about 13 others in northwestern Nigeria, according to local officials and residents cited by multiple outlets. The attack occurs on Friday in Goron Namaye, in the Maradun area of Zamfara state. Residents say the farmers are working in their fields when the attackers arrive and shoot, with victims including those killed in the field. The number of dead is reported as at least 17 across the coverage, while the number wounded is reported as at least 13 or about 13. No armed group is reported as having claimed responsibility in the accounts provided. Several outlets also note that attacks by armed gangs and “bandits” have increased in recent months in the region, framing the incident as part of a broader pattern of violence. The reports rely on statements from local sources and do not include further details about the attackers’ identities or motives.
Gunmen kill at least 17 farmers in Zamfara state, northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen kill at least 17 farmers and wound about 13 others in northwestern Nigeria, according to local officials and residents cited by multiple outlets. The attack occurs on Friday in Goron Namaye, in...
- Gunmen kill at least 17 farmers in Goron Namaye, Maradun area, Zamfara state, northwestern Nigeria.
- The attack happens while farmers are working in their fields.
- At least 13 people are reported wounded (about 13 in some accounts).
- No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the reports.
- Outlets describe a recent increase in attacks by armed gangs in the region.
ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen killed at least 17 farmers and wounded at least 13 others as they worked in their fields in northwestern Nigeria, a local official and a resident said. The attack occurred on Friday in the town of Goron Namaye in the Maradun area of Zamfara state. No group has claimed responsibility but attacks by armed gangs have increased in recent months. READ: ‘They said they’ll shoot’: Nigerian schoolgirls recount kidnap ordeal “The farmers were working on their lands when the bandits suddenly attacked and killed 17 of them,” Shehu Musa, a resident of Maradun, told The Associated […]...Keep on reading: At least 17 people killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria
2 hours agoMore than a dozen farmers have been killed by gunmen in Nigeria, as attacks by armed gangs have increased in recent months.
7 hours agoMore than a dozen farmers have been killed by gunmen in Nigeria, as attacks by armed gangs have increased in recent months.
7 hours agoGunmen killed at least 17 farmers and wounded at least 13 others as they worked in their fields in northwestern Nigeria, a local official and a resident said.…
7 hours agoGunmen have killed at least 17 farmers and wounded about 13 others in northwestern Nigeria
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