At least 24 killed in bandit attack in northwest Nigeria, residents say

Armed bandits riding motorcycles killed at least 24 farmers ​and wounded several others in an ‌attack on remote farming villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents told Reuters on Thursday.

Zamfara is at the centre of ​a security crisis in Nigeria's northwest, where armed gangs locally ‌known ⁠as bandits frequently raid villages, kidnap residents for ransom and steal livestock."They rustled an unspecified ⁠number ​of livestock, leaving several people ​wounded who are currently receiving treatment," he said.