Crime
Bandits Kill Four, Abduct Several in Zamfara Attacks
Bandits Kill Four, Abduct Several in Zamfara Attacks
By: Zagazola Makama
At least four people have been killed, including two children, while several others were abducted in a series of attacks by suspected bandits across Zamfara State.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attacks, which occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning, February 24, 2025, targeted communities in Gusau and Bukuyyum local government areas.
In Shemori Village, Mada District, bandits kidnapped six women at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. Early Monday morning, another group of gunmen stormed Kairu Community in Zugu District, killing two residents and abducting an unspecified number of people.
Around the same time, bandits attacked Hayin Bajumi in Mada Town, Gusau LGA, where they set ablaze the house of one Aliyu Usman. The fire killed two of his children, five-year-old Ishaq Aliyu and two-year-old Jafar Aliyu.
The attackers also kidnapped Usman’s neighbor’s wife and her one-year-old baby before fleeing.
Bandits Kill Four, Abduct Several in Zamfara Attacks