Bandits abduct 36 women, kill 3 in Zamfara community

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo

No fewer than 36 women in the Magizawa community of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, were abducted by bandits on Sunday night.


Local vigilantes alleged that they and some security personnel were overwhelmed by the bandits who invaded the community, killed 3 including a vigilante leader and wounded 2 others.



The Police were yet to get details of the attack, according to the Zamfara Police spokesperson, ASP Yazid Abubakar in a chat with journalists.

However, a vigilante who survived the attack, said they were taken unawares when the group of bandits took control of the community, went from house to house and forced the locals, majority of whom were women, to follow them into the bush.

” They abducted about 50, 36 were women. We tried to fight them but they took us unaware and got mixed up with members of the community. In the process, they killed one of our bravest members and 2 others,they also injured 2 others. They broke into houses that were locked and abducted locals. They also held others roaming in the village at night,” he said.