{"id":341868,"date":"2024-10-13T14:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=341868"},"modified":"2024-10-13T14:06:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:06:06","slug":"zamfara-bandits-block-expressway-kidnap-many-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/13\/zamfara-bandits-block-expressway-kidnap-many-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara: Bandits block expressway, kidnap many travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The victims were kidnapped on Saturday along the busy Gusau-Funtua highway that was blocked by the bandits<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An unspecified number of travellers have been abducted by suspected bandits in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/08\/eight-zamfara-state-security-personnel-killed-in-bandits-ambush\/\">Zamfara State.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The victims were kidnapped on Saturday along the busy Gusau-Funtua highway after it was blocked by the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>The bandits were said to have blocked the highway between Kucheri and Magazu communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state, shooting at moving vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar disclosed that an unspecified number of travellers were abducted during the attack, adding that the police and other security agencies are currently on joint rescue operations to rescue the abducted victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incident happened this afternoon. 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