At least seven people have been killed in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara State on Sunday when unknown gunmen numbering about 30, attacked a village and injuring several others. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when people from the Beni village in Dansadau emirate of Maru Local government area of Zamfara were observing their prayers.
A security source told Xinhua that the hoodlums stormed the village with AK47 rifles and other offensive weapons as they move from house to house attacking the innocent villagers. Those who were not lucky to escape the gunmen trap were either killed or severally wounded, the source added.
According to the source, seven people were reported to have died as a result of gunshots, while several others were injured and have been taken to the general hospital Tsafe for medical attention. The bodies of the seven deceased had already been buried according to Muslims rites.
State police spokesperson Lawal Abdullahi was not available to comment on the incident. However, a police source who pleaded for anonymity told Xinhua that a detachment of the mobile police has been dispatched to the trouble spot in order to crack down the hoodlums.