Zamfara Emir escapes capture as bandits attack Palace, destroy transformers, telecoms mast
Heavily armed terrorists have attacked the Emir’s palace in Zurmi town, the headquarters of Zurmi local government in Zamfara State in an attempt to kidnap the Emir, Alhaji Muhammed Bunu.
But the Emir escaped capture as he was whisked away by security agents to Gusau, the state capital.
A resident of Zurmi, Malam Aminu Sale, told newsmen in a telephone interview that the bandits went straight to the Emir’s palace and started shooting sporadically.
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The source said that when the bandits could not succeed in abducting the Emir, they destroyed one of the transformers and a telecoms mast network booster.
According to the source, the bandits killed three people, who were kidnapped during the incident.
He said the bandits, who entered the town at about 11:00 pm on Wednesday, also attacked the house of a former Military Administrator of Nasarawa State Col. Bala Mande (Rtd).
“In fact, we the residents of Zurmi town have witnessed a terrible situation from the bandits’ attacks. This is not the first time the bandits have entered Zurmi town, it is not the second time.
A resident of Maru town, who identified himself as Aminu Maru, sadly revealed that the bandits had again on Wednesday night attacked Maru town the headquarters of Maru local government council where they killed one person and kidnapped three people in their invasion.
According to him, the bandits spent more than two hours operating in the town.
“It took the bandits over two hours operating in the town and as I am speaking to you now, many residents mainly women and children have fled from the town for their safety.”
It could be recalled that armed bandits, on several occasions, had attacked Zurmi and Maru local government headquarters where several people were killed and kidnapped.
All efforts to reach the spokesman of the state police command public relations officer Asp Yazid Abubakar on the two local government attacks were abortive as his phone was not reachable.
