Thursday, October 31, 2024 -Bandits have abducted at least 16 people in a recent attack on Bena
village and surrounding areas in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of
Kebbi State.
The
Secretary of the Security Committee in Wasagu, Lawali Umar, who confirmed the
incident to Channels TV stated that the bandits ambushed victims working on
their guinea corn farms and took them hostage.
Umar said
that in a separate recent attack, bandits raided Tudun Wada area, abducting six
people.
Responding,
army personnel engaged the bandits in a gunfight, successfully repelling the
attack and rescuing the six abducted individuals.
While some
of the 16 originally kidnapped managed to escape, approximately nine are still
being held, with the bandits demanding an undisclosed ransom.
Umar
appealed to the Kebbi State Government to reinforce security in key vulnerable
areas, particularly Yar Maitaba, Mai Rai Rai, and Tungar Sabo, which he
described as known strongholds for the bandits.
“We
commend the state government’s efforts against banditry, but with the guinea
corn harvest season upon us, our farmers need better security,” he urged.
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