Tuesday, August 13, 2024 -Bandits have killed two drivers and abducted scores of passengers in two separate attacks in Magazu village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The bandits first attacked four moving
vehicles around 5:15pm, on Monday, August 12, 2024, killing a truck driver and
abducting scores of passengers.
They returned to the same spot around
6:30pm and attacked a commercial Volkswagen Gulf and abducted passengers on
board.
Eyewitness accounts revealed that
during the first attack, the bandits blocked the busy highway, opened fire at
four moving vehicles and their drivers lost control and ran into the bush.
According to some residents, banditry
attacks have returned along Funtua-Gusau Road in Magazu and Tsafe
The State Police Commissioner, CP
Muhammad Shehu Dalijan confirmed only the attack on the truck driver.
“I only heard about the attack on the
truck driver. For the other attacks, I don’t have any information for now,” he
said.
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