Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - Suspected bandits have abducted fifty elderly people from
Magamin Diddi village in Magami/Faru ward of Maradun Local Government Area.
According to Dailytrust,
the victims were k!dnapped by one Jammo, a bandit kingpin in charge of Muntsira
forest in Maradun LGA, while they were on reconciliation mission. The elders
had gone to meet with the bandits who repeatedly denied them access to their
markets.
Confirming the incident to DailyTrust, the Councilor of
Magami/Faru ward in the LGA, Bello Husseini revealed that previously the
bandits kingpin Jammo had an encounter with the Zamfara State security outfit
‘Askarawa” where they killed two of his lieutenants and catered away their
rifles.
However, during the last fasting period, the bandits, who
were on a reprisal attack, also k!lled two Askarawa personnel and took away
their rifles.
Husseini mentioned that the bandit Kingpin requested for
reconciliation after one of his boys was k!lled in a recent military operation
at Kandare village, which the people granted on their own against the
government policy.
According to him, the communities sent in a 50-man committee
and on their arrival, Jamm betrayed and kidnapped them but later released 11
people. Hon. Husseini said Jammo is currently demanding N24 million for the
three seized rifles.
“We are
against any form of reconciliation because we know they are not trustworthy;
they can speak one true statement against a hundred lies. The people he held
hostage were elderly and he had no reason to hold them hostage; he betrayed
them by saying he is tired of banditry and opted for reconciliation,” Husseini
said
The Councillor further stated that he migrated from his ward
due to insecurity despite that he is against reconciliation in whatever form.
Also speaking the chairman of Maradun Local Government, Hon.
Bello Dosara, said the people decided to meet with the bandit kingpin without
government’s clearance.
“We are
against reconciliation with the bandits and Governor Dauda Lawal never
supported that, but unknown to us the people chose to go on with it,” Dosara
said
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