{"id":165288,"date":"2025-06-02T10:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/zamfara-military-jet-mistakenly-bombs-vigilantes"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T10:47:47","slug":"zamfara-military-jet-mistakenly-bombs-vigilantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/zamfara-military-jet-mistakenly-bombs-vigilantes","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara: Military jet mistakenly bombs vigilantes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>More than 20 farmers have been killed and over 50 villagers kidnapped following a deadly bandit attack on Mani community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which occurred over the weekend, was revealed in a post on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine on X.<\/p>\n<p>According to his post, a military aircraft deployed for protection during the attack mistakenly fired local vigilantes, adding to the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Bakatsine wrote, \u201cYesterday, bandits attacked Mani community of Maru LGA in Zamfara and killed over 20 farmers. More than 50 persons are still in captivity. A military aircraft that came for protection mistakenly fired on vigilantes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Zamfara State Government and security agencies are yet to release an official statement on the incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. More than 20 farmers have been killed and over 50 villagers kidnapped following a deadly bandit attack on Mani community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, was revealed in a post on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine on X. 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