Police spokesperson Yazid Abubakar told Reuters that gunmen attacked Gidan Taba in Maradun district over the weekend, killing a government-backed security volunteer and 10 relatives and abducting 13 other people. Maradun Local Government chairman Sanusi Ahmed Dosara told Premium Times that 12 family members were killed. The reported death toll therefore differs between the accounts reviewed. Police said security forces had been deployed and were working to secure the abductees’ release. No group’s responsibility has been independently established.

Sources: Reuters, citing Zamfara police: internazionale.it source ↗ ; Premium Times, citing the Maradun council chairman: premiumtimesng.com source ↗