In a separate attack also on Thursday, two police officers on patrol were shot dead and six people were kidnapped in the Birnin Gwari area of neighbouring Kaduna state. Troops have been deployed in many states to combat criminal gangs involved in kidnapping and cattle rustling, as well to try to contain violent clashes between herdsmen and farmers. Zamfara state police spokesman Mohammed Shehu confirmed the attack, which are the latest against farming communities in the state. Following the Bawar-Daji attack, state governor Abdulaziz Yari ordered troops to shoot on sight anyone found with a gun in the area. The Kaduna state NURTW chairman, Alhassan Haruna, said the attackers were "obviously part of the kidnapping and cattle rustling gangs that terrorise Birnin Gwari district".

Source: The Guardian April 14, 2018 08:26 UTC