The incident occurred in the village of Danmaga in the Birnin Magaji district, Zamfar, near the border with Niger. According to Zagazola Makama, an expert on combating terrorism in the Chad Lake region, The bandits had previously attacked two neighboring villages and, rushing in front of them looted cattle, aimed at Danmaga. Its inhabitants, mainly women and children, panicked and rushed to escape towards the nearby Gagere River.
Only one boat stood on the shore, which Overloaded with dozens of refugees, she quickly went to the bottom. This led to death because of the drowning of 13 people, it saved 20 on Sunday police divers were still looking for another 20 missing.
Zamfara is one of the state most at risk by the bandits Nigeria. Armed groups found shelter in a vast forest complex stretching in the states of Zamfar, Katsin, Kaduna and Niger.
Last weekend, armed attackers killed two people and kidnapped over 100 in a village located 150 kilometers west of Birnin Magaji. According to SBM Intelligence, a company dealing with gathering information on security in Africa, between July 2024 and June 2025, 50 mass kidnappings were recorded in Zamfar, as a result of which more than a thousand people lost their lives.
