Get Guardian on GoogleHorror in Zamfara as suspected bandits killed 12 members of the same family in Gidan Taba village, Dosara Birnin Kaya Ward of Maradun Local Government Area of the State, after allegedly setting the building where they had taken refuge ablaze.
Besides, the terrorists also reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of residents during the raid, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday night.
A resident of the area said the victims were members of the family of one Mallam Muhammadu Sani, who had gathered his family into a single room in an attempt to prevent them from being kidnapped during the attack.
It was gathered that the bandits discovered that the family had locked themselves inside the room and ordered them to open the door, but they refused.
According to a source, the attackers subsequently set the building ablaze, resulting in the death of all 12 family members.
Sources further said that apart from those killed, other residents were reportedly kidnapped during the raid, although the exact number of those abducted could not be ascertained as of press time.
Meanwhile, the 12 victims were buried according to Islamic rites on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, the Zamfara State Government and the police were yet to issue an official statement on the incident which brought the community into panic.
