Bandits attacked several villages in Zamfara State, Nigeria, killing at least 143 people
January 09, 2022 10:43:24
Source: CCTV News Client
According to a report by Nigeria’s “Daily Letter”, “Daily Mail” and other media on January 8, armed bandits attacked several villages in Zamfara State in the northwest of the country, killing at least 143 people, and there is also news that there are many deaths. At two hundred people.
According to reports, the attacks mainly occurred on the 5th and 6th. Belo Turgi and his bandit group intended to defect to another bandit group headed by Shehu Bayad in the state. Witnesses said: “There are many bandits. They rode motorcycles and opened fire on residents, burning houses and shops. Local residents, especially women and children, had to flee to safer areas.”
The Governor of Zamfara State, Belo Matavall, said following inspecting 14 local government areas in the state on the 8th that he would deploy the “Super Tucano” fighter jets purchased by the Nigerian Air Force from the United States to combat bandits. He also welcomed the Nigerian government’s identification of the bandits as terrorists.
On January 5, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced that bandit groups in the northwest and north-central regions of the country and similar acts in other areas were declared terrorism, determined that bandit activities constituted terrorist acts, and declared the bandits to be terrorists. (Headquarters reporter Wang Xinjun and He Beiping)
Label:Bandit; Northwest; Gang; Nigeria; Terrorist; Terrorist Act; Northern Territory; Federal Government; Death toll; Wang Xin
Editor:Li Xinyi
All manuscripts marked with “Zhejiang Online” or “Zhejiang Online” are copyrighted exclusively by Zhejiang Online, and shall not be reproduced or mirrored without permission. Authorized reprints must indicate the source as “Zhejiang Online”, and retain “Zhejiang Online” “Online” electric head.
