Scores of residents of communities in Maradun Council Area of Zamfara State have been killed by armed bandits.
Also, about thirty girls were reportedly abducted by the bandits during their attack at the weekend on the communities.
A survivors told the BBC Hausa Service that one of the abducted girls managed to escape from captivity with only her head scarf.
According to him, the terrorists attacked and killed about twenty residents and injured many others in Sakkida and Jambako communities on Saturday afternoon.
He said: “We woke up peacefully, there was rain and some locals had prepared to go to the farm. Suddenly, there was a report that the terrorists have attacked a neighbouring village, Sakkida.
“The local vigilante, JTF, called the people of Janbako and sought for help. Our volunteers and other community members took up arms and headed to the village.
“There is a hill before you reach the village. Not knowing that the terrorists had laid ambush behind the hill, they opened fire on our people. Today in Jambako, 22 people were buried.
“Security operatives were called but they replied that they cannot come immediately because their armoured personnel carrier was not on the ground.
‘’The security operatives tried, they chased the terrorists. When they came back, they came with motorcycles that belonged to the terrorists.
“Many people were injured, some were shot, and others were hit with machetes. In Janbako, there were no security operatives stationed there to provide security.”
Also, another resident disclosed that that the girls abducted in Gora village were picking firewood in the bush around Daggera.
Speaking further, he said that the terrorists killed three locals and abducted another three last week.
According to him: “Now they have abducted our girls, over 30. They sent a message that this year, if we want to cultivate our farms in Daggera, we must have a truce with them.
‘’We have been doing that with them, we can’t even count the number of times we entered into such an agreement. We don’t know what to do.
“As I am speaking, the security operatives are yet to go on search and rescue of the abducted girls.”
Meanwhile, the BBC Hausa Service reports that the police in Zamfara jas confirmed the incident but had no details.
