Terrorists abduct over 80 residents in Zamfara state

Terrorists in the early hours of Friday have abducted over 80 residents of communities in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state, consisting of young men and women who had gone to the bush around 7:45 a.m. to gather firewood for domestic purposes.

Penpushing reports that a village head who does not want his name in print other victims  were working on their farmlands as rainy season begins, when the bandits launched the attack, adding that, that those abducted were between 80 to 100

“We were sitting between 8 o’clock in the morning when we heard that some of our youths who went to fetch firewood in the bush and those who have gone to clear their farmlands have been abducted by bandits’, he said.

“Well, we can’t say the actual number of the victims now but we expect it to be between 80 and 100 of our people. Most of them are youths between teenage years and those who are in their twenties. There is one old man who is in his fifties. And there are others too. But the majority are young men and women,” he added.

Penpushing further reports that the source added that in the course of the attack one person was seriously wounded and is being treated, while several others narrowly escaped being abducted and have been reunited with their families.

The lucky survivor of the attack in his own account said his son was among those abducted alongside the motorcycle, adding that as at the time of filing this report he could not ascertain number of the abductees

“I can’t say how many of them have been abducted but my son was taken. He went with my motorcycle and they’ve taken him with the motorcycle. I don’t know the actual number but they’re many including children and young people’, he said.

Penpushing also reports that in similar vein, a mother disclosed that her 15-year old daughter who went to fetch water was abducted alongside other victims, adding that some residents of the community immediately informed security agents stationed in the community but the terrorists had already left.

“My daughter was also abducted today. My daughter is 15 years old and she was among those who went to fetch firewood for us…you know how the situation is..they went to fetch firewood but they’ve now been abducted.”

Penpushing reports that as at the time of this report, Zamfara State Police Command Public Relations Officer Mohammed Shehu, was yet to react or make official statement on the ugly development.

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