Tuesday and Wednesday evening, armed gunmen believed to be cattle rustlers came on motorcycles and killed around 103 people in a villages in Kurar Mota, Marabar Maigora, Sabon Layin Galadima, Unguwar Doka, and Maigora, all in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. A source who claims he narrowly escaped said, on Thursday morning that he attended the burial of 27 people in his hometown, Maigora. He said he later attended the burial of another 21 people at Sabon Layin Galadima; while 40 people were killed at Marabar Maigora; 7 in Kurar Mota and 8 in Unguwar Doka. A witness, who remains anonymous for security reasons, said they believed the attackers were cattle rustlers on a reprisal mission as many of them had been arrested and handed over to the police in recent times.
Federal lawmaker from the area, Abbas Machika, says 67 people were killed in the attack.
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