This is what happened yesterday, Tuesday February 21, 2019 at kawaye village of Bagega in Anka local Govt area of Zamfara state.
This is what happened yesterday at kawaye village of Bagega in Anka local Govt area of Zamfara state. pic.twitter.com/gVsUh3FnXy
— Abdul Balarabe (@abdul_donjay) February 27, 2019
And in nearby Sokoto state, Sixteen people were confirmed killed in a fresh attack by armed bandits on three villages in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Monday night. The villages affected are Dalijan, Rakkoni, and Kalhu.
The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who confirmed the death of the 16 people to journalists during a press conference in Sokoto, condemned the attack and called on security agencies to live up to their responsibility of defending the lives and property of the people.
He asked them to avoid being distracted from their constitutional role by politicians who, according to him, seek power at the cost of human lives.
He said, “During the elections, we experienced developments that clearly exhibited continued determination of the opposition to engage in do-or- die politics.
“Leaders and loyalists of our party, the PDP were harassed, hounded and arrested by security agents even on the Election Day.
Rabah Council has come under series of attacks by bandits in recent times, allegedly resulting the loss of over 70 human lives within a year.
A day before the presidential eldction, the Zamfara State police command confirmed the attack on Danjibga community in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state where six farmers were said to have been killed by suspected bandits.
Danjibga is located 35 kilometers south of the state capital, Gusau, and has witnessed repeated attacks by bandits in recent times.
The spokesperson of the command, Muhammad Shehu, said he could not confirm media reports of the recovery of 59 corpses of suspected bandits said to have been killed during in a gun battle with operatives of the Operation Sharen Daji.