location: Zurmi
notes: During the early morning hours unidentified gunmen wearing state military uniforms invaded Maitsaba and Birnin-Tsaba villages in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State, killing 28. Witnesses said about 60 gunmen arrived on motorbikes, blocked all escape routes, firing at residents and saying they had come to retaliate the killing of one man suspected to be a cattle rustler by a group on 26/03. The gunmen also set about 10 houses ablaze, including stockpiles of grains in the local silos and other valuables before they fled, challenging a vigilante group to 'come out and fight like men'.
target_text: location: Zurmi, fatalities: 28