No fewer than six passengers have been abducted as Armed bandits attacked travellers on the Shinkafi road near Kwanar Jalaf village under the Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The incident happened yesterday morning when the assailants abducted six passengers travelling in a Golf car and set the vehicle ablaze, further heightening fears among residents and commuters in the area, reports Channels TV.
The attack comes barely a week after notorious bandit leader Bello Turji issued threats to unleash violence on innocent citizens in Shinkafi and Zurmi communities in Zamfara State, as well as Isah and other local communities in Sokoto State in the New Year 2025.
Residents of the area told our correspondent that the armed men blocked the road, forcing the vehicle to stop before carrying out the abductions and torching the car.
“Six travellers were abducted and their vehicle was set ablaze, we don’t know if it was Turji group because he had threatened residents of Shinkafi and other local communities around.” A resident who pleaded anonymity for security reasons.
Residents of Shinkafi and other areas threatened by the terrorist kingpin have expressed growing concerns over the threat and are calling on the government to take decisive action against the escalating activities of bandit groups in the region.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar for further details have so far been unsuccessful.
