Terrorists Kill 51 Vigilantes In Zamfara

About 51 local vigilantes were killed in Zamfara State by terrorists on election day and their corpses are still left in bushes due to the fear of the terrorists resurfacing.

The incident was reported to have happened in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Hon. Iliya Darega, who is a councillor told pressmen that the vigilante members were mobilized from 3 different communities in the area but were ambushed and killed by the terrorists when they went on patrol during the election that held on Saturday, March 18th.

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He also revealed that the police, traditional rulers, and security agencies have been informed about the killing of the vigilantes and added that nothing has been done to move the corpses.

“We are worried about the corpses, the dead bodies are still in the bushes. We would have loved to bury them but people are afraid of the killer terrorists in the bushes,” he said.

When the BBC Hausa Service contacted the Zamfara Commissioner for information on the matter, he said they were not informed about the incident.

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The Police in the affected community said they were still awaiting the details.

Zamfara in Northwest Nigeria had suffered heavy attacks and killings by terrorists over the past few years, a development that made many locals migrate to safer locations, leaving many communities under the control and occupation of non-state actors.

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