Jihadists have abducted at least 44 people from Kanwa community in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to reports, the bandits stormed the community on Thursday night, November 17, 2022, moving from house to house to abduct residents.
A local source in Zurmi town, Musa Abdullahi, told Premium Times on Saturday, November 19, 2022, that the kidnapped victims include 39 women and children and five men.
Quoting him, "They went straight to the village square and started gathering residents. You know most time, men run to the bush because they know the bandits mostly kill men. The five men taken were very unlucky”.
According to the publication, the mass abduction is believed to be perpetrated by a notorious bandits’ leader called Dankarami. Dankarami, who has being terrorizing residents of Zurmi – Birnin Magaji – Jibia axis in Zamfara and neighbouring Katsina states.
A resident said the bandits were yet to call relatives of the victims to demand for ransom. The Emir of Zamfaran Zurmi, His Royal Highness Alhaji Muhammad Bello Suleiman, on Saturday, November 19, paid a condolence visit to the community.
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