Zamfara state
July 18, 2025
Gunmen killed at least six persons and abducted over 100 others, including women and children, in an attack on Kairu community in Zamfara state, a lawmaker and residents said on Friday.
Zamfara is the epicentre of attacks by gangs of heavily armed men, known locally as bandits, that have wreaked havoc across Nigeria’s northwest in recent years, kidnapping thousands, killing hundreds and making it unsafe to travel by road or on farms in some areas.
The bandits stormed Kairu around 1040 GMT on Friday, firing indiscriminately, Abubakar Isa, a resident whose wife was abducted, told Reuters by phone.
Hamisu Faru, a lawmaker, confirmed the attack to Reuters, saying the assailants took “no fewer than 100 people, including women and children”.
“As I’m speaking to you right now, they are searching house-to-house, abducting people,” Faru said by phone.
Zamfara police didn’t immediately respond to requests for comments.
REUTERS
