Suspected Bandits Abduct Scores In Ruwan Tofa, Zamfara Village

 

Suspected bandits have abducted scores of villagers – numbering about 60 – at Ruwan Tofa village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Channels Television gathered that during the attack which occurred on Tuesday, vehicles and shops were set ablaze by the bandits.

An eyewitness lamented that his four wives and children were abducted by the armed men who left behind only his seven-year-old child with him.

He explained that a representative of the village head and his entire family, as well as married women, children, and some aged ones were among those abducted.

Residents of the village faulted the reaction of the security corporations to the assault, announcing they made numerous calls to them as soon because the bandits arrive inside the village.

Channels Television accumulated that during the attack which came about on Tuesday, cars and stores have been set ablaze by using the bandits.

An eyewitness lamented that his 4 better halves and kids were abducted with the aid of the armed guys who left at the back of best his seven-yr-antique child with him.

He defined that a representative of the village head and his whole circle of relatives, in addition to married ladies, children, and a few elderly ones have been amongst the ones kidnapped.

Residents of the village faulted the reaction of the safety agencies to the assault, announcing they made numerous calls to them as quickly as the bandits arrive within the village.

CURFEW IN JANGEBE

The modern day assault came slightly a day after the release of over 2 hundred students abducted in Jangebe town in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state.

On February 26, a collection of gunmen invaded the Government Girls Science Secondary School in Jangebe and kidnapped the students.

Although the police said a total of 317 women had been kidnapped from the schools, a number of the schoolgirls have been said to have escaped from the bandits.

The final college students were released after spending 4 nights within the custody of the bandits and the kingdom governor, Bello Matawalle, put the discern of these freed at 279.

Their launch become stated to have precipitated every other unfortunate incident that reportedly led to the loss of life of one individual in Jangebe.

The sufferer become reportedly shot by security operatives who have been said to have opened fireplace after an irritated mob kicked in opposition to the insistence on a proper handover before the girls’ parents ought to go away with them.

In reaction to this, the nation government imposed a curfew on the town and suspend marketplace activities in the town to prevent a further breakdown of regulation and order.