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Zamfara: Anxiety as Bandits Seize Policemen's Phones, Abduct Serving Lawmakers
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Zamfara: Anxiety as Bandits Seize Policemen's Phones, Abduct Serving Lawmakers

by  Bada Yusuf
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There was tension in the Tsauni community in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state, on Wednesday night, October 1, when some bandits abducted two serving councillors and an Imam when they raised the community.

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The councillors are representatives of the Gidan Goga and Tsibiri wards in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The raid reportedly happened at about 8:05 p.m. around a police outpost, just after the Maghrib prayers had concluded.

Bandits have reportedly abducted two councillors, and seized phones of policemen in Zamfara.
Bandits raid Zamfara village, kidnapped councillors / Photo Credit: @PoliceNG
Source: Twitter

Daily Trust reported that the incident was confirmed by Hon. Sanusi Gama Giwa, the chairman of the Maradun LGA. He also identified the abducted lawmakers as members of his council.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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