REVEALED: 18 APC Supporters, 7 Others Killed As Zamfara Massacre Death Toll Hits 200
No fewer than 18 supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and 7 others have been reported killed on Sunday while death tolls of weekend’s massacre in Unguwar Galadima community in Zamfara State hit 200.
This disclosure was revealed on Sunday when Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari visited the village where the tragic incident happened.
It was gathered that the governor broke down in tears on sighting corpses of women, children and other residents of the village littering every part of the village.
* Picture of houses burnt during the massacre that happened in Zamfara
According to reports, the governor and other officials participated in the burial of 79 people killed in the attack by the cattle rustlers.
A survivor of the massacre, told newsmen that he counted 61 bodies as the corpses were buried in mass graves.
It was informed that the gunmen attacked the village after they obtained an intelligence report of a meeting being held in the community by vigilante teams and the community stakeholders on how to contain the invaders.
It was said while the meeting was ongoing, the attackers invaded the town on motorbikes and started shooting at anyone in sight including women and children. Many victims were shot from behind, according to the report.
The Emir of Dansadau, Alhaji Husaini Adamu, told our reporter: “This is not the first time the people of the area would be facing such problem but today’s attack was the worst of its kind in the history of killings in this area.”
The Emir, therefore, called on the authorities concerned to, as a matter of urgency, take immediate measures to address the problem.
Assistant Inspector‑General of Police (AIG) Zone 10, Mamman Sule while commenting on the incident, warned the vigilante groups to desist from holding such meetings which he described as illegal.
He said the gunmen invaded the town because they perhaps got the information that the meeting was to find a way of attacking them.
In a related development, no fewer than 18 politicians who were on their way to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to attend the APC stakeholders meeting/congress were killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in separate attacks in Gwoza council area and along the Maiduguri‑ Biu road.
According to reports, about 18 delegates of the APC who were on their way to attend a second stakeholders meeting slated for Sunday (yesterday) were ambushed by suspected terrorists."
It was also learnt that seven motorists and passengers were shot dead by suspected terrorists along the Maiduguri‑Biu road a few metres away from Gwargube village.
Residents in the area told newsmen that the Maiduguri‑Biu road has become a death trap in the past few weeks, as hardly a day passes without cases of road attacks by the terrorists, despite the presence of security operatives patrolling the road.
Source: Legit.ng
