Bandits have kidnapped 42 persons , including women , in Gobirawar Cali village, in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State .
An indigene of the village, who gave his name as Malam Abdullahi , said the incident happened on Saturday after one AK- 47 rifle was seized from a bandit who went to the village for a kidnap operation .
Abdullahi said , “ The bandit had wanted to kidnap one of the people in the village, but was overpowered and his gun was seized . He ran into the bush and reported the matter to his gang members.
“ The bandits later came in a large number , invaded the village and went from house -to - house ; they kidnapped 42 people . ”
He explained that the villagers had on several occasions been attacked by bandits , who he said had a hideout close to village.
“ They have been attacking us over the years . Many people have been killed and properties worth millions of naira carted away by them , ” he added .
The spokesperson for the state police command , SP Mohammed Shehu, said , “ What happened yesterday ( Saturday ) in Gobirawar Cali was that one bandit went to the village with a gun .
“ The people of the area mobilised themselves , arrested him and seized his gun , but they failed to report the incident to security agents for further action .
“ The bandit escaped and went back to his people , who later invaded the village, retrieved the gun and abducted the people . ”
He, however , maintained that the police had sent personnel to rescue the kidnapped persons .
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