Over 30 women, children fleeing from terrorists drown in river
NO fewer than 30 people, mostly women and children, who were fleeing a terrorist attack in their community in Zamfara State, drowned on Wednesday when two canoes they were travelling in capsized. Residents of Birnin Wajje in Bukkuyum area of Zamfara State, said the terrorists invaded the village around 6 p.m. Birnin Wajje is a riverine community, two kilometres from the local government headquarters, Bukkuyum. “The terrorists invaded the community while residents were preparing for the dawn prayers and started shooting sporadically,” a local source. “They entered the community from the western end but before they got deep into the community, other residents started fleeing to Zauma (a community across the river) but they had to cross the river.” Director-General to Governor Bello Matawalle on New Media, Ibrahim Zauma, who is also from the area, confirmed the incident on his Facebook page. He said: “Following an onboard stampede of displaced persons running from pursuing bandit terroris...