One week after bandits killed at least 200 people and burnt down five villages in horrifying attacks, the dealy bandits have struck again, abducting 12 residents in two fresh attacks in Zamfara State.
The Post had earlier reported how the terrorists killed 200 people in Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of Zamfara last week.
While details of the latest attack are still sketchy, but a resident of Anka told newsmen that the village head, his wife and his brother, Sarki Musa, Hadiza Musa and Bawa Musa respectively, were abducted.
The bandits were said to have stormed the village Monday night and went straight to the monarch’s house.
Other people reportedly abducted were two Burkina Faso nationals who were engaged in mining activities in the village and another resident named Dahiru Ummaru.
Three women and three teenage girls were abducted in Kuzawa community of Kadauri village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Muhammadu Tasiu, a local trader, said his two wives and three daughters were abducted by the bandits.
“I was around but in my own part of the house when they came. They didn’t fire a single shot. Apart from my wives and daughters, they also took away all my money. The names of my wives are Zainab and Asmau,” he said.
He added that the bandits had called twice but did not make any ‘meaningful negotiations with me.’
Kidnapping for ransom, cattle rustling and incessant killings have become commonplace in Zamfara and other North west Nigerian states.
