Zamfara State authorities placed the death toll at 58, but this was widely controversial.[27][28] Some refugees placed the number of people killed at 154.[3] A spokesperson for Sadiya Umar Farouq, the minister of humanitarian affairs, said that more than 200 bodies were buried,[4] and were agreed with by local residents.[29] Among the victims of the killings was Gambo Abare, a prominent leader of anti-bandit vigilante groups.[17][30]