50 elderly villagers kidnapped during reconciliation mission to bandits

Fifty aged residents of Magamin Diddi colony successful the Magami/Faru Ward of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, who embarked connected a bid ngo to reconcile with bandits terrorising their communities, person been kidnapped aft visiting the bandits’ hideout.

The president of Maradun Local Government, Bello Dosara, confirmed the incidental but said the villagers met with the bandit kingpin without the government’s approval. He added that Jammo, the bandit kingpin operating from Muntsira Forest successful Maradun LGA of Zamfara State, was liable for the abduction.

“We are against reconciliation with the bandits, and Governor Dauda Lawal ne'er supported that, but chartless to us, the radical chose to spell connected with it,” Dosara said.

Dosara further explained that the bandit kingpin had blocked the villagers’ entree to the marketplace but that the section authorities had consistently provided them with play information escorts to alteration them to question to and from the marketplace safely.

The assembly president besides confirmed the merchandise of 11 of the abducted villagers, portion the remaining 39 are inactive being held captive.

“He released immoderate to conscionable little the radical connected the unfortunate incident,” helium added.

Also speaking, the councillor representing Magami/Faru Ward, Bello Husseini, revealed that the band...