Armed gunmen stormed the rural village of Turmuzawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, kidnapping at least 25 residents in a brazen late-night assault.
The attack unfolded on Wednesday night, January 21, 2026, as detailed in a report by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency outlet covering the Lake Chad region.
Residents recounted how the assailants, arriving in large numbers around 11:25 p.m. in the Kotorkoshi district, unleashed sporadic gunfire before ransacking homes and herding terrified victims into nearby bushes.
Compounding the horror, the attackers also made off with 14 cows, leaving the agrarian community reeling from the violence.
“They came suddenly and overwhelmed the village. Many people ran for safety, but others were taken away, and the cattle were driven into the forest,” Makama quoted a resident as saying.
TheCable which narrated the report, states that families of the abducted have reportedly appealed for urgent intervention from security forces to secure the release of their loved ones.
Zagazola it says, reported that troops of the Operation Fansan Yanma of the Nigerian Army and other security agencies have launched coordinated operations in the area to rescue the victims and recover the rustled animals.
Yazid Abubakar, Zamfara police command spokesperson, did not immediately confirm the incident when TheCable contacted him on Saturday.
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