In the early hours of Tuesday, armed bandits invaded the town of Jan-Bako in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted an unspecified number of persons. According to Channels, a local resident,Ahmad Janbako, stated that the attackers struck the community late at night, when residents were unconscious.
He stated that the bandits stealthily attacked the community from all entry points without firing a shot, ransacking stores and stealing food and other necessities.
According to him, the bandits forcibly abducted an undetermined number of residents, mostly women and children.
“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”.
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 the community has not been attacked by bandits operating in the local government area for a very long time.
“This is the first time we are having security problems that the bandits succeeded in entering our town,” he said.
“That was why they entered silently because they are aware that if the residents know about their movements, they will not go just like that.
“We are praying to Almighty Allah to bring back our brothers and sisters who have been kidnapped.”
When asked about the response of the security agencies, he said “We don’t have any military outpost close to this place. Before they could arrive, it was around 4 am when the bandits had left.”
The state’s police authorities have yet to comment on the most recent attack.
