MANY residents are still missing following the killing of over 100 people in Zamfara State.
Some reports say up to 200 villagers were murdered.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits in large numbers attacked nine communities between Tuesday and Thursday night.
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They opened fire on residents, burning homes, according to survivors who fled.
A resident of the Bukkuyum district said the gunmen killed over 100 people.
The bandits were said to be fleeing from ongoing military operations.
The attacked villages are Rafin Danya, Barayar Zaki, Rafin Gero and Kurfa.
The bandits also killed many of the vigilante group members who tried to stop them.
The BBC Hausa Service reports that three villages – Rafin Danya, Kurfa and Rafin Gero, were razed by the bandits.
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