Thursday, September 12, 2024 - Armed bandits blocked the Gusau–Funtua highway in Zamfara and kidnapped an unspecified number of travellers.
Yusuf Tsafe, a commuter left stranded around the area, told Channels TV that the bandits stormed the highway in the early hours of Thursday, September 12, and mounted a roadblock around the Tazame axis of the road.
He said the bandits, numbering over a hundred, came riding on about 50
motorcycles, each carrying 3 persons. They then abducted an unspecified number
of travellers.
He told Channels: “They entered the road around 7 am, and till around 9am, they
were still there, we just parked by the roadside waiting for the military to
clear the road, we are seeing the bandits taking people inside the bush.
“The military guntruck moved to the area earlier, we were just hearing
gunshots, but they are yet to open the road. Till now, no vehicle has been
allowed to pass.”
The spokesperson of the Zamfara State
Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, said additional troops have been deployed
to the affected areas to clear the road.
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