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More Than 30 Suspected Bandits Found Dead After Nigeria Security Operation
Police in Nigeria’s Zamfara state said more than 30 suspected bandits were found dead after security forces fought armed groups near Bukkuyum this week.
A local traditional leader said more than 40 bandits died in two clashes, so accounts differ on the toll.
The police said one vigilante was killed and another injured.
In northern Nigeria, armed groups known locally as bandits have for years raided villages, stolen cattle and kidnapped people for ransom.
In mid-October, bandits killed 13 people, including eight soldiers and a police officer, in an ambush in Bukkuyum district.
The operation followed an attempted attack on the town, amid long-running violence against communities in the region.
Nigerian security forces said they found more than 30 bodies believed to be those of bandits after an operation in Zamfara state.
Police said the operation followed an attempted attack on Bukkuyum town.
A traditional leader in Bukkuyum said more than 40 bandits died in two clashes.
One vigilante was killed and another was injured, according to the traditional leader.
- Who
- Nigerian security forces and local civilian security units carried out the operation against suspected bandits.
- What
- More than 30 bodies believed to be bandits were found after clashes; a traditional leader gave a higher death toll of more than 40.
- When
- This week, according to the article. The article also refers to a previous attack in mid-October.
- Where
- Around Bukkuyum in Zamfara state, northern Nigeria.
- Why
- The operation followed an attempted bandit attack on Bukkuyum.
Nigerian state police
Mawwali Wali, traditional leader in Bukkuyum
Reported bandit deaths
Nigerian state police
Police said more than 30 bodies believed to be bandits were found.
Mawwali Wali, traditional leader in Bukkuyum
Wali said more than 40 bandits died in two separate clashes.
Bandits killed 13 people, including eight soldiers and a police officer, after ambushing a traders’ convoy in Bukkuyum district.
Security forces carried out an operation after bandits tried to attack Bukkuyum.
Police said more than 30 bodies believed to be bandits were found in nearby farmland.
- Location
- Bukkuyum, Zamfara state, Nigeria
- Bodies found
- More than 30, according to police
- Alternative death toll
- More than 40 bandits, according to Mawwali Wali
- Security force casualties
- One vigilante killed and one injured, according to Wali
- Earlier attack
- 13 people killed in mid-October, including eight soldiers and one police officer
What people are saying
Following the battle, more than 30 bodies believed to be members of the bandit group who had been neutralized were found in nearby farmland.
more than 40 people
a member of the vigilante group was killed and another person was injured