Bandits raided Maradun town, the headquarters of Zamfara’s Maradun Local Government Area, murdering one and capturing several others.
Maradun is the hometown of Bello Matawalle, the former governor of the state and current Minister of State for Defence.
Although police officials in the state have yet to comment on the current incident, a resident of the town, Nura Maradun, told media that the bandits assaulted the town about 1 a.m. on Friday with sophisticated weapons.
He claimed they fired indiscriminately to terrify residents. According to him, the bandits went from home to house, abducting local inhabitants.
“They came in around 1 am and operated till 4 am unchallenged. They went on to search house by house looking for people to be kidnapped,” he said.
“From what I can confirm to you now, one person was killed, and about eight persons most women have been taken away. Some of the women kidnapped are daughters of the Emir’s brother.”