Gunmen Kill 17 in Zamfara

Armed bandits killed 17 people on Monday during coordinated attacks on an illegal gold mining site and a nearby village in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara State.

Dozens of gang members riding motorcycles stormed the mine outside Bindin village in Maru district, shooting five miners dead before raiding the village itself.

The assailants engaged in a fierce shootout inside Bindin village, killing 12 soldiers stationed in the area.

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Local officials stated that the gang launched the deadly assault to avenge the recent death of a bandit leader, whom miners had killed after receiving extortion demands.

Gunmen kill 17 in Zamfara (News Central TV) — Gunmen kill 17 in Zamfara. Credit: SABC News

Criminal gangs frequently terrorise communities across northwestern and central Nigeria through village raids, mass kidnappings, and arson.

Bandits regularly target informal gold miners to seize control of lucrative extraction sites and extort precious metals, leaving local communities and military forces exposed to escalating violence.

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