Fleeing bandits along Kucheri, Wanzamai and Gidan Chida in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state have kidnapped about 80 women and children.
Reports gathered by Daily Telescope revealed that, large number of bandits were fleeing Zamfara and on their way, they abducted large number of people from Wanzamai, Gidan Chida, and Kucheri.
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The victims are mostly minors and women who were clearing their farms across their respective villages.
it was also gathered that other kidnapped persons are from Yankara community in Faskari local government area of Katsina State.
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Two days before the abduction, a team of security operatives neutralises four suspected terrorists during an encounter in Gidan-Damo Community of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state.
Sources close to military formations disclose the successful raids by the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Rugu forest against bandits that led to the killing of many, the situation which forced them to leave their enclave.
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In a statement issued by the Zamfara police command signed by the command public relations officer CSP Muhammad Shehu urged the public to disregard the Outrageous Figures Being Circulated on Some Section of the Media
According to the statement, the command has reassured the Public especially families of the abducted women and Children that, the command in collaboration with the Military and Vigilante are making tireless efforts to rescue the victims and re – unite them with their families.
