Attackers killed 12 members of one family and abducted other residents in Gidan Taba, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Saturday night, the council chairman said.
Maradun council chairman Sanusi Ahmed Dosara confirmed the deaths to Daily Trust and said he led funeral prayers in the village on Sunday.
Dosara said the victims included children and had taken shelter in a room during the attack. The village is in Dosara Birnin Kaya Ward.
He said the attackers set the room’s roofing on fire and the family died from the resulting heat. The family members were buried on Sunday morning.
The chairman also said local vigilantes intercepted some of the attackers and secured the release of some abducted residents after an exchange of gunfire.
Dosara said he had visited the nearest police mobile base to discuss security cooperation after the attack.
The total number of people abducted was still unknown, he said, because tension in the community had delayed an accurate count.
Sources: Daily Trust; Vanguard
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