Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- More than 50 people were killed in the attacks carried out by bandits between Thursday and Friday night in Anka and Bukuyum local government areas of Zamfara State, a state lawmakers has stated.

The attacks have been widely reported by multiple media organisations, although details of the casualty figures continue to vary.

The violence, which reportedly targeted several villages, including Mudutse, has heightened fears among residents as insecurity persists in parts of the North-west state.

Hamisu Faru, who represents Bukuyum South in the state House of Assembly, told German media outlet, DW, that the assailants moved through forest routes before storming the communities.

"Between Anka and Bukuyum, the terrorists c...