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ZAMFARA BLEEDS AGAIN: BANDITS KILL, ABDUCT DOZENS IN ROAD AMBUSH. (PHOTO).


 Zamfara Bleeds Again: Bandits kill, abduct dozens in road ambush


Bandits unleashed terror on residents of Zamfara State Friday evening, killing several people and abducting many others in a violent ambush along the Mayanchi–Anka Road.

The Nation reports that eyewitnesses described the attackers as heavily armed and operating with impunity.

According to the report, one of the survivors, Malam Muhammad Ahmad, recounted his narrow escape.

“The bandits blocked us on the highway and kidnapped many people. Some of us had to flee into the bush. Only those who managed to hide in farms with tall crops escaped,” he said.

Ahmad also confirmed the death of his colleague, Abubakar Lawali Sardauna, who was killed after refusing to be taken by the armed men. “He told them he would not follow them to the bush. They shot him on the spot,” he added.

As of press time, efforts to reach the Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer,  Yazid Abubakar, were unsuccessful, the report says.


Bandits kill, abduct many in Zamfara  

by Abdullahi Abdulrahaman

Bandits killed and abducted many residents of Zamfara on Friday evening. 

They also blocked Mayanchi – Anka road in Zamfara where they carried out their enterprise. 

One of the motorists that escaped the roadblock Malam Muhammad Ahmad  said the bandits were heavily armed.

“The bandits blocked us on the road and kidnapped many people, some of us scattered and ran into the bushes. Those that escaped among us were those that run into bushes where long crops were planted,” Ahmad said.

“My colleague Abubakar Lawali Sardauna was killed because he refused to be abducted saying that, he will not follow the bandits to the bush,” he added. 

Efforts to reach Zamfara Police spokesman, DSP Yazid Abubakar were not successful.

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