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. READ ALSO: Foreigners sponsor insurgency, loot resources...