The attackers killed a security volunteer and ten of his relatives in Zamfara State and abducted 13 others, police have said

Gunmen have killed a local security volunteer and at least ten members of his family in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State, set their home ablaze, and abducted 13 other people, police have said.

The attackers raided Gidan Taba village in Maradun district over the weekend, targeting the volunteer after he repeatedly helped security forces repel armed groups from the community, Zamfara police spokesperson Yazid Abubakar said on Monday.

“They considered him an obstacle to their activities,” Abubakar said. Security forces have since been deployed to the area and are working to secure the release of the 13 abductees, he added.

Local reports initially put the death toll at 12 members of the same family, including women and children.…