According to the group, the victims were reportedly attacked and killed while cultivating their farmlands, highlighting what it described as the growing threat posed by armed criminal groups to rural communities.
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has condemned the killing of 23 farmers by suspected bandits in the Sauna District of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, describing the attack as a tragic reminder of the worsening insecurity facing rural communities across Northern Nigeria.
The group called on the Federal Government and security agencies to immediately intensify operations against banditry while strengthening the protection of farming communities to prevent further attacks and safeguard the country's food security.
In a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG expressed condolences to the families of the victims, the people of Sauna District and the Zamfara State Government over what it described as an "unacceptable loss of innocent lives."
According to the group, the victims were reportedly attacked and killed while cultivating their farmlands, highlighting what it described as the growing threat posed by armed criminal groups to rural communities.
