In Bungudu town, the administrative center of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State, at least seven people have been reported abducted after armed bandits raided the town.
According to information obtained by Platinum Times, the terrorists entered the settlement, which is 20 kilometers from Gusau, the state capital, with heavy weapons, kidnapped seven people—two men and five women—and killed one.
Alhaji Ibrahim Bungudu, a local, told the Daily Post that the abductees were Prince Abdulrahman Hassan Attahiru, the emir of Bungudu’s son; a former IPAD State program officer; three of Alhaji Umaru Sanda’s wives; the wife of one Abdullahi Zubairu; and the wife of one Hamisu Rabi’u.
However, he said that the kidnappers had not requested a ransom and that the abducted people’s families had declined to speak with reporters about the incident.
When contacted, Abdulmalik Zubairu, a family member of one of the kidnapped individuals and member of the House of Representatives for the Maru/Bungudu federal constituency, said the incident was devastating and regrettable and that the government would do everything in its power to ensure the restoration of peace and tranquility in the state.
Recall that on August 7, 2023, bandits assaulted the divisional police headquarters in Bungudu early in the morning, killing one Asst. Police Officer (ASP) Nura Ibrahim who was set to get a new rank (ASP) that day.
All involved authorities, especially security agencies that also lose a large number of active people, are paying close attention to the banditry comeback in Zamfara State.
In response to recent reports of kidnapping in the state, the police have not yet responded.