There was palpable trepidation in Furfuri village, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as rampaging bandits attacked the town on Sunday.
The bandits invaded the town which is about 7km away from the state capital, Gusau, around 11:30 pm on Sunday.
According to DAILY POST, three wives of the former Accountant General of the state, Alh. Abubakar Bello Furfuri, were kidnapped in the operation.
Eyewitnesses from the village said they abducted over 20 people from the village.
“In one house, they kidnapped over 10 women and they moved away with them,” the source added.
The villagers also said that military operatives had been swiftly deployed to the axis.(daily post)
“We saw two Hilux vans loaded with military personnel in the village but before they arrived the bandits had left,” the source said.
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