More than 32 persons were reported killed in the early hours of Tuesdaywhen gunmen numbering about 150 attacked Kizara village in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara.
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The heavily armed gunmen, who came on 38 motorcycles, invaded the village at about 4 a.m., shooting sporadically at anybody in sight.
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An eye-witnesses told newsmen that the attackers set several houses and shops in the village on fire.
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The witness said that the gunmen moved from house to house pretending to be residents of the village and shouting for help.
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He added that when people came out, the invaders either killed them with their guns or with machetes.
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The witness, who pleaded anonymity, said that the gunmen also invaded the residents of the Village Head, Alhaji Lawali Muhammad, the Chief Imam, Alhaji Usman Adamu, and his assistant, killing them.