monarch, others kidnapped
Some suspected bandits have kidnapped the district head of Ruwan Rana in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Makau. The assailants also kidnapped five others and killed one person for his resistance them during the attack on Saturday.
An eyewitness, Mohammed Musa, reportedly said the attackers, who rode on motorcycles, fired several gunshots in the town.
He said, “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 state legislator, Hamisu Faru, allegedly said that “the security agents are making efforts to rescue the district head and the other five persons.”
Source: Punch
