Gunmen killed at least 30 people in the Birnin-Magaji Local Government Area, in Zamfara.

Chairman of the council, Muhammad Gusami, said on Sunday that the attacks took place in Kokeya and Chigama villages, setting houses ablaze and carted away animals mostly cows.

The previous day, some attackers shot sporadically in the air which prompted the people of Chigama to try to prevent the attack. This might have provoked the gunmen to come back so as to punish Chigama people for doing so.

3 people were killed from Kokeya and Chigama on the first day, and at least, 30 were killed on the second day in Chigama while several houses were burnt.

Police and army had moved to the area to restore order.