BREAKING: Bandits Kill 7 Vigilantes, Abduct 38 Residents In Zamfara Attack

Bandits have killed seven members of a local vigilante group and abducted 38 residents during a midnight attack on Kaura Namoda town in Zamfara State, with the assailants reportedly operating for more than three hours before withdrawing.
The attackers reportedly entered the town through a riverine route in the early hours of Saturday, striking Kofar Zurmi and Old Market areas.
Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Hon. Munnir Haidara, confirmed the killing of seven members of the Joint Task Force (JTF), a local security outfit established to help protect communities against attacks.
Haidara said the council recruited residents into the security outfit and provided them wit...