Bandits kill 12, abduct several in zamfara reprisal attack

By: Zagazola Makama

At least 12 people have been killed and an unspecified number abducted in a coordinated reprisal attack by armed bandits on several villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack, which occurred on May 5, 2025, at about 1:30 p.m., followed a recent operation by the Nigerian Army troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA that targeted a bandits’ camp in the Dankurmi forest.

The sources reported that the bandits stormed seven communities in Dankurmi district Zamfarawa, Kurukuru, Dogon Daji, Dan Hayin Zamfarawa, Tungar Zabo, Burmukai and Dambawa killing 12 residents and abducting others to an unknown location.

Upon receipt of the distress report, troops under were alerted and have been responding decisively as efforts to rescue the abducted victims was intensified.