Bandits have kidnapped passengers and burnt their vehicle at Kwanar Jalab village in Zungeru Ward, Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
An anonymous local of Shinkafi said the bandits ambushed the vehicle around 8am, on Tuesday, while conveying passengers to Shinkafi from Gusau, the state capital.
Some residents of Shinkafi said many travellers have suspended their trips to Shinkafi from Gusau due to uncertainty.
One of the residents, Sulaiman Shinkafi said, “My mother warned me not to travel to Shinkafi after she heard about the unfortunate incident.
“I was in Gusau when the news of the incident broke, so Hajiya called me on phone and instructed me not to go back to Shinkafi until tomorrow (today).
“I don’t know the actual number of people abducted by the bandits but we are suspecting they were 10 because most times drivers carry 10 people in their Gulf model vehicle as against the usual six.
“I am sure by tomorrow (today), the exact number of abducted persons will be known. We hope the government will take serious action to check the reoccurrence of the unfortunate incident.”
Meanwhile, a former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has told the Federal Government to do all it can to stop Turji from carrying out any attack in response to the arrest of his relatives as he threatened.
Turji had in a recent video that went viral on social media platforms, threatened to attack Zurmi and Shinkafi in Zamfara state and Isa local government in Sokoto state by January 1 if his relatives who were allegedly picked up by security operatives at the hospital in Shinkafi were not released.
According to our findings, Turji’s father in-law was among those arrested at the hospital.
Bafarawa told the government to take his threat seriously and protect those people from being attacked.
“I believe the government is aware of his threat, they should therefore prepare for him. They should not let him make good of his threat.
“He said he would start attacking some communities by January 1st but even today (Tuesday) he attacked some commuters along Jangeru-Chikki Road.
“He shot some and burnt their vehicle. The victims are currently in the hospital,” the former governor revealed.
Another source revealed that some passengers were kidnapped in the attack but nobody was killed.
Bafarawa, however, urged Nigerians to support the government in their efforts to secure our country against the bandits and other criminal elements.
“We need peace to conquer some of our challenges, like hunger, unemployment and poverty.
“We should stop accusing Tinubu or Governor Ahmed Aliyu. Government alone, cannot do it. It need our support and prayers,” he said.
