Overview
- Local accounts and church officials say the toll could exceed 40 and report that children were among the abducted.
- Witnesses describe gunmen on motorcycles who opened fire indiscriminately, burned the Kasuwan-Daji market and homes, and looted food supplies.
- Police say the assailants came from the National Park Forest along Kabe district, reflecting the use of nearby forest hideouts.
- Residents contend no security forces reached the village hours after the raid and say fear is hindering recovery of bodies, contradicting official claims of deployment.
- AFP reviewed images indicating some victims had their hands tied, while President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack and directed a manhunt and rescue efforts.