Attackers kill at least 50, abduct women and children in Nigeria's Zamfara state - Reuters

Attackers kill at least 50, abduct women and children in Nigeria’s Zamfara state – Reuters

February 23, 2026

At least 50 people were killed and several women and children abducted after armed men attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state, a state lawmaker told Reuters last weekend. Hamisu A. Faru, lawmaker representing Bukkuyum south, said the attackers raided Tungan Dutse village from

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