A newly married couple was abducted at the Madabanciya
community in Bungudu local government area of Zamfara
State on Sunday night.
Naija News learnt that the gunmen reportedly stormed the village
on foot around 11.45pm on Sunday, leaving their motorcycles outside the town.
An indigene of the area, Ibrahim Sani, who spoke with PUNCH
on the incident, said the bandits, who were in large numbers, were wielding
sophisticated weapons and began shooting indiscriminately to scare residents
when they arrived.
According to him, the bandits went from house to house
searching for food items and other valuables before they met the newly married
couple and took them into the forest.
Sani said there was no security agent attached to the village
to protect the lives and property of the people despite the security challenges
affecting the state.
He called on the authorities to deploy security personnel to
the area, stressing that “if something is not done on time, we will be left
with no option than to relocate to other places.”
He added, “They stole large number of animals, food
items and other valuables.
“In the process of going round the village, they came across
a newly married couple and took them to the forest.”
At the time of the report, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar, is yet to comment on the incident.
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