All you want to know concerning the travelling gunmen terror assault that killed 50

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Nigeria has been hit with a horrific terror attack as 38 people have been killed and women and children have been abducted. The raid is the latest in a long list of armed attacks in the country

• A frightening terror attack has claimed the lives of 38 people and alongside this several women and children were also abducted in the horror. Days before the attack villagers claimed they saw more than 150 motorbikes carrying armed men with weapons and flagged it to security service. Despite the warning no action was taken.
• The attack took place in Nigeria’s north-western Zamfara State and was launched on Thursday night with bloodshed continuing early into Friday morning. The attack took place in the village of Tungan Dutse and follows numerous similar terror attacks in the country.
• Lawmakers in the area have said the group responsible for the attack have been moving from one village to another prior to the attack. Local legislator Hamisu Faru said: “The bandits came from Gando forest. They laid siege on Dutse Dan Ajiya and opened indiscriminate fire, killing any resident who tried to flee.”
• The African Union has condemned the brutal attack attack. The organisation released a statement reading: “The African Union unequivocally rejects all acts of terrorism and violent extremism against civilian populations, particularly women and children, as grave violations of human rights and serious threats to peace, security, and stability.”
• The development comes after a previous attack in the country after gunmen launched a horrific terror attack – shooting and slicing the throats of at least 46 people.
• US President Donald Trump has previously claimed Christians in Nigeria are being “persecuted” and facing a “genocide” at the hands of terrorists. Most experts have rejected these claims and have stated the violence is indiscriminate affecting both Christians and Muslims.