200 killed and 10,000 displaced in Nigeria bandit attack

Estimated 200 people were killed and 10,000 displaced in attacks by armed bandits in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara following military air raids on their hideouts last week. A spokesperson for Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs confirmed that more than 200 bodies were buried.
More than 300 gunmen on motorcycles stormed eight villages in the Anka local area in Zamfara on Tuesday and started shooting sporadically, killing at least 30 people. Attackers also rampaged through 10 villages in Anka and Bukkuyum districts firing at residents and looting and burning homes.
 The minister said more than 10,000 people were displaced when “their homes were razed by the bandits while scores are still missing”.
The state government had previously said 58 people were killed in the attacks.
It is to be noted that Northwest Nigeria has seen a sharp rise in mass abductions and other violent crimes since late 2020 as the government struggles to maintain law and order.