ARMED bandits kidnapped ten people in an attack on Zurmi town, the headquarters of Zamfara State’s Zurmi Local Government Area.
Bandits, yesterday evening, stormed Zurmi town, shooting intermittently and forcing locals to flee for safety.
Operation Hadarin Daji troops stationed in the town fought the terrorists in an intense gun battle that lasted several hours.
A resident of the region, Abubakar Zurmi, revealed that ten people were abducted during the incident, including a nursing mother and her newborn infant.
“The terrorists in their large numbers entered the town around 5:30pm from different points and started shooting at residents. The military actually tried their best to repel the attack. One soldier was injured during the shootout,” Zurmi said.
He added that “up till now about 10 persons are missing which we believed to have been kidnapped, including a nursing mother who just gave birth about a week ago.”
As of the time of reporting this post, state police have yet to comment on the latest attack.
