NDC criticizes Zamfara governor's Ethiopia trip amid deadly attack in Maru LGA

A militant attack in Bindin, Maru LGA, Zamfara State killed 12 soldiers and five artisanal miners. The National Democratic Coalition (NDC) faulted Governor Dauda Lawal's overseas trip to Ethiopia during the crisis, highlighting a political dispute over leadership priorities. The attack underscores ongoing insecurity in northwest Nigeria, but the political criticism is the primary development.