THE district chief of Ruwan Rana in Zamfara State’s Bukkuyum Local Government Area, Alhaji Magaji Makau, and five others have been kidnapped by bandits.
According to reports, bandits on motorcycles invaded the village yesterday night and began firing intermittently, prompting residents to flee for safety.
The latest attack has yet to be confirmed by state police.
A resident of Bukkuyum town, Ilyasu Abubakar, told newsmen that as soon as the gunmen entered the settlement, residents ran into hiding since they knew the bandits were there to abduct them.
He said that the bandits kidnapped the district head of the community, Alhaji Magaji Makau, and five other notable people during a house-to-house search, adding that they also rustled an undefined amount of livestock belonging to community residents.
“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.”
