- Nine farmers were also killed on their farms during the attacks in Jengebe village, Talatan Mafara Local Government Area of the State.
Bandits terrorising Nigeria’s Northwest state of Zamfara have struck again, kidnapping over 100 farmers in raids that happened over the weekend.
Nine farmers were also killed on their farms during the attacks which happened in Jengebe village, Talatan Mafara Local Government Area of the State.
The bandits were said to have returned on Sunday evening but were unable to abduct anyone during the second attack.
RFI Hausa service on Monday reported that the Zamfara State government responded swiftly to the situation.
Ahmad Dan Manga, Special Adviser to the state governor on security, assured that the government was on top of the situation and would send a delegation to visit the affected area.
He disclosed that soldiers and vigilante security outfits have been deployed to the area to enhance security.
In a related development, the Kaduna State Police Command said it has arrested one Mati Bagiyo, a notorious bandit who had evaded capture for 11 years.
The police spokesperson of the state, Mansur Hassan, disclosed that they recovered a significant cache of weapons from him, including an AK-47 rifle, a fabricated AK-47 rifle, a pump-action gun, two fabricated pistols, two AK-47 magazines, two LAR rifle magazines, four AK-47 live ammunition rounds, 10 pump-action cartridges, 80 pistol rounds, a machete, two torchlights, and an unjamming rod.
He stated that Bagiyo had been terrorising Kaduna and Katsina States with his activities.
The suspect is currently in custody undergoing interrogation.