source: Vanguard (Nigeria)
actor1: Zamfara Communal Militia (Nigeria)
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Gusau
notes: 22-28 January. Military forces declared that between January 22 and 28, 21 'bandits' or cattle raiders active in Zamfara and Katsina states and Katsina states were killed, 17 arrested and 89 hostages rescued. Coded as two battles in each state, with fatalities split across the four events.