Scores of bandits killed in Zamfara amid rising abduction concerns

A large information cognition successful Zamfara State has resulted successful the deaths of dozens of bandits, bringing a measurement of alleviation to affected communities, adjacent arsenic concerns persist implicit ongoing abductions successful the state.

A nonmigratory of Dan Jibga successful Tsafe Local Government Area, who spoke connected information of anonymity, told DAILY POST that information forces, alongside hired vigilantes from Borno State, successfully repelled a large-scale onslaught connected Kunchin Kalgo colony connected Saturday evening.
The clash continued until Sunday morning, April 5, 2026.

“The bandits, numbering astir 400 and riding motorcycles, stormed the colony intending to attack; during the clash, betwixt 80 and 100 of them were neutralised, including Kachalla Iliya Sarki, a lad of notorious bandit person Ado Aleiro, and different apical commander, Dogo Bete,” the root said.

Following the operation, normalcy is gradually returning, with residents expressing alleviation aft a prolonged play of insecurity.

Despite this development, Amnesty International has condemned the caller question of abductions successful Zamfara, describing the concern arsenic 1 that reflects inadequate attraction by authorities.

The Country Director, Isah Sunusi, told DAILY POST that the ongoing unit crossed parts of Nigeria highlights a nonaccomplishment to respond decis...