DM Monitoring
KANO, (Nigeria): Gunmen raided two villages in northwest Nigeria killing 24 people, police and residents said Thursday, in the latest attacks by gangs of criminals.
Northwest and central Nigeria have for years been plagued by heavily-armed gangs called bandits who raid villages, kidnap residents and loot and burn homes. Military operations are ongoing in the region, with the army saying last week it had “neutralised” nearly 300 bandits, but attacks have continued.
On Tuesday, motorcycle-riding bandits stormed two villages in Katsina and nearby Zamfara in separate attacks, killing residents and burning homes, according to the police and residents.
In the first attack, dozens of bandits rode into Yasore village in Batsari district around 0500 GMT, opening fire on residents and torching homes, said Katsina’s police spokesman Gambo Isah.
“The bandits killed 10 people and wounded many others in the attack on the village,” Isah said.
