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Bloody Week: How Over 200 Nigerians Died In One Week Amid Rising Insecurity Majority of those who were killed in the past week were security operatives such as soldiers, police officers and local vigilantes. by Saharareporters, New York Apr 28, 2021 No fewer than 200 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria in the past one week from unpleasant situations such as insecurity, road crashes, accidental situations, among others. From investigations, SaharaReporters gathered that the majority of those who were killed in the past week were security operatives such as soldiers, police officers and local...

Zamfara killings worse than Yemen, Afghanistan massacres - Shehu Sani weeps Legit 3 hrs ago - The former senator said the killings in the northern state has assumed a global scale - Sani, in a tweet on Thursday, April 22, expressed empathy to victims of bandits' activities © Provided by Legit Zamfara killings worse than Yemen, Afganistan massacres - Shehu Sani weeps Known to be an outspoken social commentator, Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, has raised concerns over the recent killings in Zamfara. The former lawmaker expressed deep regret that not less than 60 r...

Governors take kidnapping, killings concern to Buhari Alao Abiodun With insecurity boiling over in the country, North’s governors cried out on Thursday and took their concern to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. On Wednesday, bandits killed an estimated 83 people in multiple attacks in three local government areas of Zamfara State. On Presidential order, a Special Military Operation was launched at 8:30 am yesterday from Mare Local Government to rid Zamfara of the “frequent and horrifying” activities of bandits, according to a statement by Presidenti...

2 min read The death toll from the killings in Zamfara State is rising as reports from communities indicated that at least 90 corpses have so far been buried while many persons remain unaccounted for after the latest round of mayhem. Reports of the attacks were given by displaced persons, officials and residents of the affected communities. The state government has also shut down four major markets to prevent fresh reprisal attacks by vigilante members. The government was, however, silent on the casualty figures as it called on the security agencies to do more to provide secur...

Witnesses said the assailants, who came on motorcycles in their large number, stormed the villages and began to fire sporadic gunshots.