Bandits Abduct Many Locals In Zamfara Community

• This latest attack comes barely a week after bandits invaded the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, also in Bakura LGA.

Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Friday, attacked Rini town in Bakura Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State.

Eyewitnesses said that the armed men stormed the town at about 2:30am and started shooting sporadically.

Residents were said to have refused to come out of their homes despite heavy gunshots that rented the air but the bandits still abducted scores of locals.

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Police authorities in Zamfara State have confirmed the incident although they did not give the actual number of residents kidnapped by the bandits.

Spokesperson of the command, Mohammed Shehu, said the police have deployed several tactical operatives in the town with a view to rescuing the abducted persons.

According to a source in the town, people are still in the town as of the time of the Jummat prayers and are not showing any sign that they would leave as a result of the attack.

He added that several appeals have been made to the government to provide more security reinforcements for the people of Rini.

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