From Maiharaji Altine
Bandits have again attacked Maru town, the headquarters of Maru local government area of Zamfara state where they killed two people and kidnapped four including a lecturer of the College of Education Maru.
An indigene of the area, Mohammed Bawa informed Analyzer news that, the bandits attacked Maru town last Saturday night, killed two people and abducted four otuers including Dr. Nasiru Mohammed Anka, a lecturer with the College of Education Maru.
Bawa said, “The bandits as usual came in the town with heavy firearms and started shooting sporadically then later moved from house to house where they abducted four people”.
“They also opened fire on others who wanted to escape the abduction”.
“And in the process, they killed two people and injured several others”.
Bawa lamented that, the last Saturday’s attack on Maru town was the fourth of its kind in one month.
He called on the appropriate authorities to take serious measure before the situation went out of control.
“You see, these bandits have been attacking the town despite the fact that it is a local government headquarters and very close to Gusau-Sokoto road”.
“The last Saturday’s attack was the fourth of its kind in just one month”.
“If you could remember, they were here last week in an attempt to abduct our Emir Alhaji Abubakar Gado Maigari”.
“When they could not succeed, they gundown one of the palace guards and also kidnapped five people”.
“Our market has been closed by the government due to persistent bandits’ attacks”.
“We are calling on the appropriate authorities to please come to our aid before we flee to Gusau town for safety”
Efforts to get comments from the spokesperson of the state police command ASP Yazid Abubakar failed as he did not pick up the phone calls.
