DTM Nigeria Flash Report Banditry Attacks in Zamfara IOM DTM Rapid Assessment Gummi and Gusau LGAs (Local Government Areas) Zamfara State | 19 November 2019 6,419 14 52 Trigger: Individuals affected Deaths recorded Damaged shelters Shiyar Ra, Birnin Magaji and Lilo Village in Gummi and Gusau Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Zamfara State have recorded the arrival of 6,419 displaced individuals (1,126 households). 4,734 arrivals were recorded in Shiyar Ra community and 1,645 arrivals in Birnin Magaji, both in Gummi LGA with Lilo Village in Gusau LGA recording 40 arrivals. The movements were triggered by banditry attacks in the early hours of the morning on 17 and 18 November 2019 in Bantsa and Ran Tsawo communities in Wonaka ward of Gusau LGA; Karaye and Gwali communities in Bardoki and Birnin Magaji wards of Gummi LGA. Over 28 people were reportedly injured in the attacks, with 14 casualties recorded and 7 individuals abducted by the armed bandits. It is estimated that 52 houses were razed and belongings worth millions of Naira destroyed in Karaye community during the attack. The displaced individuals include 3,590 children, 1,126 adult men, 1,510 adult women and 193 elderly persons. Over 71 per cent of the displaced population are taking refuge in unnished government buildings in the host communities of arrival, with the remaining 29 per cent staying with friends and relatives. They are in immediate need of shelter, food items, Non-Food Items (NFIs), WASH and health care services. Maradun Kaura Namoda Sokoto Bakura Birnin Magaji ± Talata Mafara Wonaka Bungudu " Birnin Magaji " Gusau Anka Gummi Bukkuyum " Zamfara 40 Bardoki Tsafe 6,379 Gusau Katsina Maru XXX Number of displaced persons per LGA " Affected wards LGA boundary State boundary Displacement Severity by LGA 0 - 40 0 10 20 40 60 80 Kaduna 41 - 6379 Km The maps in this report are for illustration purposes only. The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names, and related data shown on maps and included in this report are not warranted to be error free nor do they imply judgment on the legal status of any territory, or any endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries by IOM NEEDS OF NEW ARRIVALS: SHELTER NON-FOOD ITEMS FOOD SECURITY WASH HEALTH CARE Henry Kwenin, DTM Project Coordinator| [email protected] Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection.