Friday, December 20, 2024 - Bandits terrorizing Zamfara State have reportedly abducted over 40 persons from communities in Maru Local Government Area during various attacks over the past two weeks.
A resident of Maru town, Alhaji Umar Abdullahi, told newsmen in a
telephone interview on Thursday that the situation has become deeply concerning
for many community members in the local government area.
According to him, the bandits have been carrying out a series of attacks
in the local government headquarters and surrounding communities, abducting
residents from their homes.
“Just last week, the bandits stormed our town and conducted
house-to-house searches, starting from the Emir’s palace area, and kidnapped
seven persons,” he said.
Abdullahi attributed the frequent attacks on Maru communities to the
activities of informants collaborating with the bandits in the area.
“Our major challenge is the bandits’ informants, as most of the
kidnapped victims are prominent persons in the area,” he lamented.
“As I am talking to you now, there are over 40 kidnapped victims in
bandit camps following simultaneous attacks on Maru communities over the past
two weeks.”
Speaking further, he noted that the bandits terrorizing the area are
operating from camps behind Bakalori Dam (Bayan Ruwa) in Maradun Local
Government Area of the State.
“We are in serious trouble because many bandits are relocating to the
Maradun camp. There is an urgent need for authorities to dislodge them for
peace to thrive.”
He appealed to the federal and Zamfara State governments to urgently
deploy more troops to the Maradun area to tackle the Bayan Ruwa bandit camps.
Another resident of the area, Usman Abubakar, described the local
government as a “colony of banditry,” stating that the bandits unleash terror
at will.
“When the banditry began more than a decade ago, Dansadau, a district of
Maru Local Government, was the epicenter. But now, the bandits have spread to
all parts of the State, especially Maru Local Government Area,” he said.
Recall that a few months ago, bandits killed several police officers,
including a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in Maru town.
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