Insecurity
Bandits Abducted District Head, Five Others In Zamfara
They went from house to house and abducted five people including our district head
Gusau, Zamfara State– Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the district head of Ruwan Rana in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Makau, along with five other people.
A local resident, Mohammed Musa, said that the bandits arrived in Ruwan Rana town during the early hours of Saturday, October 28, and during their attack, they fatally shot one person.
It was gathered that the bandits arrived in the town at around 3 a.m., began shooting sporadically and proceeded to go from house to house, where they abducted the district head and five other prominent individuals. It was alleged that they killed one person who refused to be abducted.
“We heard gunshots around 3 a.m. and everybody went into hiding because we knew that the bandits were there for abduction.
“They went from house to house and abducted five people including our district head, shot down one person, and later returned to the forest.
“I was not aware of those abducted until in the morning when I came out to hear that, the district head, Alhaji Makau was among the victims.”
A member of the state House of Assembly representing the area, Hon Hamisu Faru, who also confirmed the incident said;
“The security agents are making efforts to rescue the district head and the other five persons.”