At least 17 persons reportedly lost their lives yesterday following renewed violence in Gwoza, Wala  ‘A’ and Wala ‘B’ of Gwoza Local Government of Borno State.
Also, 15 persons were reportedly abducted, in the incident which happened ahead of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
A resident of Gwoza, Marcus Yahya said the attackers came in their hundreds, killing and burning houses, while residents scampered for safety.
“We are presently in the bush because our houses were burnt and our relatives were killed by the attackers”, Yahya said.
In another development, the Emir of Dansadau, Alhaji Hussaini Adamu, has said 105 people were killed by suspected Fulani cattle rustlers in Yargaladima village in Dansadau Emirate of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State within three days.
Adamu said this during the burial of 40 of the victims in Yargaladima, yesterday.
Barely 48 hours after gunmen killed 22 people in two villages in the emirate; cattle rustlers killed 70 people in Yargaladima on Saturday.
The Emir told a delegation of top government functionaries which included the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, who attended yesterday’s burial that “We lost a total of 105 people.”
It was gathered that the marauders which numbered over 70, swooped on villagers who were at a meeting to discuss the security situation in the area.
By the time the dust settled, police authorities said 79 persons were killed, a figure which the emir noted was lower than the 105 his subjects buried.
It was learnt that the remains of first set of over 70 killed last Thursday and Friday, were first deposited at the Dansadau General Hospital before they were buried on Saturday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Zamfara State Police Command, DSP Lawal Abdullahi, had while confirming the attack earlier, said 30 people were feared dead with a number of people injured.
According to him, the Police Commissioner, Alhaji Ibrahim Bichi, has deployed counter terrorist squad to the area to forestall a re-occurrence.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Governor of Yobe State, Alhaji Abubakar Ali, yesterday described as “callous and unfortunate” the violent attack on the people of Buni Gari in the state by unknown gunmen.
Ali made the remark when he led a state delegation to condole with the survivors of the Saturday’s attack, which claimed lives and property.
“This is an unfortunate and merciless attack meted on innocent citizens without any sense of reasoning,” he said.
Ali lamented that the state had lost so many lives and properties to insurgency.
The state government has set up a committee to resettle the villagers and asses the level of damage.
The government directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to liaise with community leaders, National Union of Transport Workers (NURTW) and traders association on the level of assistance required by the victims.
The SEMA Executive Secretary, Alhaji Musa Idi, said the agency had already provided relief materials for immediate use by the victims who lost their shelter, food stuff and other personal effects.