105 Vigilante Group Members Killed By Insurgents In Zamfara State

The  death toll in Saturday’s attack  on Yar-Galadima in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State   has risen    to 105.

The Emir of Dansadau, Alhaji Husseini Adamu  made this known on Sunday at the emirate council.

The herdsmen who wore camouflage   uniform were said to have stormed a special security meeting  of vigilante members  in the community.

It was gathered that they  arrived the village in  more than  100  motorcycles  and operated for over three hours without any response from  the police and other security forces.

A source said in the village said, “The gunmen  overpowered the vigilante  members. They used    knives  to slaughter some  and shot others.

“As  I speak  with you  over 100 dead bodies were recovered   and  I believe  some would be found in nearby  bushes.”

About  40 of the victims were also  buried on Sunday. Their burial, according to   eyewitness took place at about 4pm.

Among those  who attended the burial were the state   Governor, Abdullaziz Yari;  his deputy Ibrahim Wakkala; the  Assistant  Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, Alhaji Mamman Sule;  and the state Police Commissioner, Alhaji Ibrahim Bichi.

At the burial, the governor condemned  the attack on the villagers, saying those behind  it  would not go unpunished.

Although he noted that the security meeting of the vigilante group was  held illegally,Yari vowed that anybody  or group linked  with the  murder of “these innocent people will face  the music.”

Yari wondered how the killings    happened in broad daylight without any help from  security forces.