They took us by surprise, but our man slammed one of them on the ground and seized his gun…those were part of the testimonies of a local in the Gobirawan Cali community of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State
Reports say there, gunmen wielding dangerous weapons have raided the community, forcefully leading over 50 peasants to an unknown destination.
In an interview with the BBC Hausa service monitored on Sunday, a locale said the gunmen stormed the community shooting sporadically.
” They came in troops, they entered our community and shot guns repeatedly, chasing people. We were running, scampered for safety.
“The community is now deserted. We all ran away. We are about 3500.
“They took us by surprise. At about 3.30 pm a gunman came and tried to kidnap one of our men. He was able to wrestle the gunman, slammed him on the ground and seized his AK 47.”
“Immediately he picked the gun and threw it inside a maize farm nearby, the gunman regained consciousness and picked race. We never knew his colleagues were waiting in the bushes.
“They thereafter came into our communities in great number and shot repeatedly..
” We ran away but they abducted over 40. Some managed to escape.
“We couldn’t call the security agents because there were no networks. ” “Our community is now empty, we are not going back unless the government provide us with security”, the report narrated.
Last last June, police quoting locals, said at least 21 people had been killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Talata Mafara and Maru local Government Areas of the state.
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Residents said the attackers first ransacked various peasant communities and stole hundreds of livestock. They, however, met stiff resistance in some communities and retreated, a source said asking not to be identified.
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