Heavily armed men have abducted no fewer than 8 people in Zurmi town the headquarters of Zurmi local government area in a midnight raid that left residents in panic throughout the night.
The gunmen according to an eye witness who preferred not to be named said the bandits stormed the town minutes to 12 midnight and shot sporadically for about 1 hour.
“When we first started hearing the gunshots, it was clear to us that they do not sound like the normal ones we see in the hands of policemen and soldiers. We had a sleepless night and no one came out until the following morning”.
The following morning, according to him 8 people were abducted including 6 females and 2 males.
Among those abducted were nursing mothers, a bride and children.
The eyewitness further explained that the abductors stormed the town to free one of their members arrested by security agents in the town.
Another resident of the town Falalu Ashafa whose wife, mother and two children were among those abducted by the bandits put the number of those missing in the town after the attack at 26.
Yesterday’s attack came barely two days after gunmen stormed Birnin Magaji the country home of the current Defense Minister Mansur Dan Ali where they also kidnapped 7 people.
WikkiTimes’ investigation in December 2018 has unearthed the catastrophic situation of villagers displaced by the bandits who repeatedly fingered traditional rulers, security agents and the state’s politicians for complicity in the ongoing banditry.
Many villages are still in captivity by the bandits who operate at will with no serious consequences.
