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Cattle thieves kill 38 civilians in northern Nigeria

December 20, 2021 01:15 AM


Armed cattle thieves on Sunday killed 38 people in three separate attacks in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, a local official said, the latest bloodshed to roil the region.

The assailants, who usually ride on motorcycles, stormed the villages of Kauran Fawa, Marke and Riheya in the Giwa district, Samuel Aruwan, the internal affairs commissioner for Kaduna state said in a statement.

"Security agencies have confirmed.. that 38 people were killed across the locations attacked," Aruwan said. "Houses, trucks, and cars were also burned, along with agricultural produce at various farms," he said.

So far 29 of the victims have been identified. Northwest and central Nigeria have been plagued by criminals gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers who raid villages, killing residents, stealing cattle and burning and looting homes.

The bandits have been increasingly targeting schools in mass abductions of schoolchildren to squeeze ransom from parents and authorities.

A months-long telecom shutdown and military operations in the region have failed to end the violence. Kaduna has been one of the three states worst hit by the violence.

In August an armed gang stormed a heavily guarded elite military academy in Kaduna city, killing two officers and abducting another, in a daring attack that embarrassed the military.

The criminal gangs are known to maintain camps in the Rugu forest which straddles Kaduna, Zamfara, Katsina and Niger states.

In recent days, youth groups have staged protests against the violence, which were dispersed by security forces, who detained protest organisers.



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