Bandits lock 13 family members inside room, burn them to death in Zamfara
The attackers also abducted other residents, and local vigilantes freed some after a gun battle, officials said.
- On Saturday, November 7, 2026, bandits locked 13 family members in a room and set it on fire in Gidan Taba village, Zamfara State, Nigeria, killing all occupants.
- The attack in Gidan Taba follows a series of violent incidents in North-West Nigeria, where armed groups continue to terrorize rural communities, abducting residents and killing civilians.
- Maradun Local Government Area Chairman Sanusi Ahmed Dosara confirmed the killings, stating that a father and his 12 family members were trapped inside the burning room.
- While the council chairman reported 12 deaths, some sources indicate 13 victims total, and the number of additional residents abducted from Gidan Taba remains unknown.
- Local vigilantes engaged the attackers in a gun battle to free some residents, while the community held funeral prayers on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
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The Maradun council chairman says 12 members of a family, including women and children, died in an attack on Gidan Taba village. Many other residents were reportedly abducted.
Gunmen burn 12 Zamfara family members to death
At least 12 members of the same family were reportedly burnt to death after gunmen set their home ablaze in Gidan Taba village, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Read More: https://punchng.com/gunmen-burn-12-zamfara-family-members-to-death/
Twelve persons from one family were killed by the burning of a house in which armed men were sheltering during an attack on a village in Zamfara State in northern Nigeria.
Zamfara is one of several states in northwestern and central Nigeria affected by criminal gangs engaged in kidnappings for the purpose of ransom and cattle theft, known locally as bandits.
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