Twelve members of the same family have reportedly been killed after suspected bandits set fire to a building where they had taken refuge during an attack in Zamfara State.
The incident occurred in Gidan Taba village, Dosara Birnin Kaya Ward, in Maradun Local Government Area, during a raid in the early hours of Saturday, November 7, 2026.
The attackers were also said to have abducted an unspecified number of residents during the assault.
A resident, who spoke about the incident, said the deceased were members of the family of a man identified as Mallam Muhammadu Sani.
According to the source, Sani had gathered his family members in one room in an attempt to protect them from being kidnapped by the attackers.
However, the bandits reportedly discovered that the family had locked themselves inside the room and ordered them to open the door.
The family allegedly refused to comply, prompting the attackers to set the building on fire, killing all 12 occupants.
Other residents were reportedly abducted during the raid, but the exact number of those taken away remained unknown as of the time of filing this report.
The 12 victims were buried on Sunday morning in accordance with Islamic rites.
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