Bandits have reportedly attacked about 15 villages within the neighborhood of Gusau, Zamfara state, and abducted over 20 women.

BBC Hausa reported that some locals in Geba and Gidan Kaura villages,and others in communities within the Gusau Local Government Area, disclosed that the bandits invaded their  communities, killed  men and destroyed properties. 

” The bandits kidnapped women and girls, took them away,” they said. 

One of the locals said ” the bandits kidnapped 10 women in Kura,at Bayauri they kidnapped 9.They also entered a village called Gana and kidnapped 7 before proceeding to Duma and kidnapped another 7 .These happened before Sunday morning.”

Many villagers have fled their homes to the state capital, Gusau.

A local who was migrating to Gusau,said they’ve now ran away to the Damba community inside the  Zamfara state capital,Gusau. 

” We have women, children and the pregnant ones, there is no food. If you see where they sleep in this cold,as if there is no government,” a local residing in Damba community has alleged. 

The Commissioner of Information in Zamfara state,Ibrahim Dosara, however,confirmed that the attack was in Geba.He added that shortly after the bandits attacked,security agents rushed to rescue the situation. 

He said ” there are soldiers working in that zone,they went to Geba.They met 3 people injured,the soldiers dispersed the bandits.”

The Commissioner said it was not true that the over villages that were attacked,were not visited by security agents on rescue mission. 

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