At least 30 people have been killed in renewed bandit attacks on four villages in Zamfara State.

Authorities and locals say the assaults, which were carried out simultaneously, occurred on Tuesday in two Local Government Areas of the state.

The Villages attacked by bandits were Gobirawa, Rini, Gora, and Madoti Dankule in Bakura and Maradun Local Government areas in the state located in the north-western region of the country.

Abdulahi Hassan reports.