By Stellamaries Amuwa
Barely 24 hours after the mayhem in Niger state, armed bandits moved, during the early hours of Tuesday invaded Jan-Bako town in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, kidnapping an unspecified number of people.
A resident of the town, Ahmad Janbako informed that the assailants attacked the community late in the night when residents were already asleep.
He said the bandits attacked the community silently from every entry point without firing a gunshot, looting shops and carting away food items and other necessities.
According to him, an unspecified number of residents, mostly women, and children, were forcefully taken away by the bandits.
“Last night, the community of Janbako town woke up in a terrible incident where armed bandits attacked the town from every corner and started looting the shops of traders and taking away food and other necessities,” Ahmad told Channels Television.
He added: “Many people were forcefully taken. They are mostly women and children. We are yet to complete the assessment of the number of people abducted at this moment. We are still searching the bushes to know if we can find any of our people.”
Ahmad lamented that for a very long time, the community has not witnessed any attack from bandits operating around the local government area.
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