In the early hours of yesterday morning, armed men who are believed to be terrorists stormed a three-household residence in Tsohuwara Kasuwa, Kaura Noda, in Zamfara, kidnapping nine people and ransacking five cattle, sources reported to Newsmen that the bandits invaded the area at around 02:00 a.m. midnight.
The source reported that nine people had been abducted from three different residential areas. The first was the residence of a man named Aliya Sabitu, who is believed to be a member of the Alhaji-Umma-Sabitu terrorist group.
The two wives of Aliya Sabitu were also taken, as were his three daughters Jamila, Ihsana and Hafsat, as well as his son Hussaini.
The second residence was owned by a man named Rube Sarkawa, who was said to have had his two daughters Mamu and Aisha, and his daughter Aisha, also taken.
The third residence belonged to a woman named Sahabi Alaye, whose daughter Aisha was also taken.
The security chiefs in the state gave an update yesterday on the rescue of the Federal University of Gusau (FUZU) female students, just as another banditry hit the state.
The state has been the centre of banditry for many years, with no week going by without attacks by bandits on local communities.
Governor Lawal stated his administration would do everything possible in its power to stop the disturbances and loss of lives and properties caused by the terrorists, insisting that he would not condone terrorists in his state.
