Five chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
have been reportedly abducted by suspected bandits in Zamfara.
According to Zagazola Makama, the APC members, who are
all from Kaura Namoda LGA, were abducted on Saturday while travelling to the
Marafa area of the state.
The abducted politicians were reportedly on their way
to the residence of Abdulaziz Yari, the senator representing Zamfara West
senatorial district, when the assailants ambushed their convoy.
Among those abducted are Yahaya Sani Dogon Kade, the
chairman of Dan Isah ward, and Bello Dealer, the chairman of Sakajiki ward.
Yazid Abubakar, the Zamfara police command
spokesperson, could not be immediately reached to confirm the attack.
Zamfara has been a hotspot of banditry and kidnapping
in the north-west zone. The state is one of the bases of operation of Turji
Bello, a notorious bandit declared wanted by the Nigerian Army.
On February 24, various bands of gunmen carried
out numerous attacks in some communities in Gusau and Bukuyyum LGAs in the
state.
During the attacks, a gang of bandits killed two
residents and abducted many people from Kairu community in Zugu district.
Another group of assailants kidnapped six women at
Shemori village, while a different set of gunmen abducted a woman and her
one-year-old son in Mada town, Gusau LGA.
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