Gun trotting bandits have abducted the district ruler of Ruwan Rana in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Magaji Makau and five subjects of his domain.
Newsmen gathered that the bandits who came on motorcycles entered the community on Saturday night shooting sporadically and forcing residents to scamper for safety.
Police authorities in the state are yet to confirm the latest attack.
A resident of Bukkuyum town, Ilyasu Abubakar told Channels Television that immediately the gunmen entered the community, residents went into hiding because they knew that the bandits were there for abduction.
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He said the district head of the community, Alhaji Magaji Makau and five other prominent persons were abducted during the house-to-house search by the bandits, adding that the bandits also rustled an unspecified number of livestock belonging to the residents of the community.
“The bandits entered the town on Saturday night and started shooting sporadically, people went into hiding because of the fear of being kidnapped,” the resident said.
“They picked the district head and five other persons in the community; several livestock were also rustled.”
