The people of Chediya in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State are mourning, following yet another heart-wrenching attack by armed bandits that left many dead, several others abducted, and homes reduced to ashes.
The assault, which took place on Monday, June 30, 2025, has thrown the once-quiet rural community into chaos. According to residents and local security watchers, the attackers arrived in large numbers, unleashing a wave of violence that left families shattered and entire households displaced.
Witnesses say the bandits not only killed and abducted residents, but also looted homes, rustled livestock, and set multiple buildings on fire — a devastating pattern that has become tragically familiar in parts of northern Nigeria.
Security analyst @Bakatsine, who posted about the incident on X, described it as a brutal follow-up to a similar attack in Kucheri — another Zamfara community — just 24 hours earlier.
“This afternoon, bandits invaded Chediya community in Tsafe LGA, Zamfara State. They killed people, abducted many, looted houses, rustled livestock and set some houses ablaze during the invasion,” he wrote. “This is coming less than 24hrs after Kucheri attack.”
Photos and videos circulating online show plumes of smoke rising from scorched buildings as villagers scramble for safety — some clutching children, others wailing over lost loved ones.
As of press time, no official casualty figure has been released by security agencies or the Zamfara State Government. The silence from authorities has only deepened residents’ frustration, many of whom say they feel completely abandoned.
“We don’t know how many died yet — it’s too early. But we’ve lost a lot. The village is emptying out. People are scared,” one local told StandardDailyPress under anonymity for fear of reprisal.
Zamfara, a state long plagued by insecurity, has seen an uptick in violence in recent months. Despite military efforts and state-level security initiatives, many rural communities remain vulnerable, with attacks like this becoming tragically routine.
Calls are mounting once again for immediate government intervention — not just in form of words, but in real security action, relief for displaced families, and justice for victims.
For Chediya, like so many others across the Northwest, the wounds run deep — and without accountability and sustained protection, they risk becoming permanent scars.
