Gunmen in the early morning of Friday, 16 August, 2024 invaded Matusji village in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara State and abducted at least 10 community members, including a patient.
A villager, Ahmad Babangida told newsmen that the bandits stormed the community with sophisticated weapons and started shooting sporadically at about 2:30 am on Friday, 16 August, 2024
“We were all asleep but the heavy noise of the gunshot woke us up and everyone started running”, he said.
According to him, nobody was killed in the operation, many people were taken away by the gunmen to an unknown destination.
“The bandits have not said anything regarding the issue of ransom. We don’t know the whereabouts of our people,” he lamented.
Babangida added that those abducted include a patient receiving medical treatment while still on IV drip, pointing out that the villagers have not recovered from the shock.
It was learnt that there was no response from security operatives during the attack.
The Zamfara State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazeed Abubakar confirmed the incident, adding that that 10 persons were abducted by the bandits.
Abubakar added that the Command has deployed tactical police teams to rescue the kidnapped victims and arrest the bandits.
