Bandits have reportedly killed 13 members of a family after locking them inside a room and setting their house ablaze in Gidan Taba community, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The victims, identified as Sani Ɗanwawo and his 12 family members, were reportedly burnt to death during the attack on Saturday night.
Bakatsine, a conflict reporter covering North-West Nigeria, disclosed the incident in a post on X on Sunday.
According to him, the assailants locked all 13 occupants inside a room before setting the house on fire, leaving none of them alive.
He described the incident as another tragic attack on innocent residents in Zamfara State.