Bandits abduct 7 in Zamfara, demand N100m ransom

24.09.2018 07:46

The police in Zamfara said armed bandits have abducted seven people from Nahuche village of Bungudu local government. The police said the villagers, including a former councillor, were kidnapped in the early hours of September 23.

- Seven persons have been kidnapped by bandits from a village in Zamfara

- The villagers, including a former councillor, were kidnapped in the early hours of September 23

- The abductors are demanding N100m ransom for the victims

The police in Zamfara said armed bandits have abducted seven people from Nahuche village of Bungudu local government.

The police said the villagers, including a former councillor, Bello Daniya, were kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday, September 23.

An eye witness, Malam Sani Ibrahim, had earlier told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the bandits besieged the village in large numbers, fired guns into the air and ordered the villagers to show them the house of Bungudu local government APC chairman, Alhaji Hamisu Coordinator.

He said that the abductors, however, found themselves in the former councillor’s house, who is a neighbour to the APC chairman, where they took him, four boys and two young girls.

Ibrahim said the abductors later released one of the victims with a note demanding N100 million as ransom to release the remaining victims.

While confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu said a combined team of security operatives were on the trail of the abductors.

He appealed to members of the public with useful information on the movement of criminals to report to relevant security agencies for prompt action.

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NAIJ.com earlier reported that following reports that armed bandits and kidnappers were planning to attack railway transport system across the country and derail rail operations, the Nigeria police directed the formation of a special unit known as Railways Police Marshall.

The Railways Marshall, which is to be deployed specifically to provide security for train passengers and on railway routes, would be under the command of a commissioner of police.

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