At least 17 people killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 17 farmers and wounded 13 while they worked in Goron Namaye in Maradun, Zamfara state.
Local leaders blame the state’s refusal to negotiate with bandits and are urging security forces to dismantle a forest enclave where the gunmen hide.
The attack is part of a wider surge in banditry and kidnappings across northwest Nigeria amid a long-running insurgency that has killed and displaced many.