December 31, (THEWILL) – Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Friday stormed Mereri village in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, and kidnapped a wife of Dr AbdulRazaq, a lecturer with Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau and his two daughters, Maryam AbdulRazaq and Hafsat AbdulRazaq.
According to reports, many properties including money were looted in the community.
Speaking with newsmen, one of the neighbours of the lecturer (name withheld for security reasons), said the bandits stormed the house with sophisticated weapons and began to shoot sporadically.
The source said the bandits got access to the area through a forest linking the villages of Geba, Jajjayen and Kwanar Mai communities in Gusau.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mohammad Shehu, said an investigation is ongoing and when confirmed he will communicate to newsmen for more details.
