From Maiharaji Altine
Bandits have abducted the wife and four children of a member, Zamfara state house of Assembly, Honorable Aminu Ardo Jangebe.
Also abducted were his two neighbours, Alhaji Yahaya and Sa,adu Mainama.
Speaking to Analyzer news on phone an indigene of the town, Sani Abubakar said, the bandits arrived the town around 11 o’clock pm on Thursday and began to shoot sporadically to scare away the people.
Abubakar explained that, many people took to their heels on hearing the gunshots, while others closed their houses to avoid abduction.
He maitained that, the bandits went straight to the resident of the Honourable member, (Aminu Ardo) where they broke the gate and gained entry.
According to him, “Immediately the bandits entered into the house, they abducted the wife of the Honourable member and his four children”.
“As they were coming out of the house of the Honourable member, they spotted two of his neighbours, MalamYahaya and Sa,adu Mainama who they also abducted”.
Abubakar said, the bandits also took away a motorcycle belonging to one of the abducted persons, Sa,adu Mainama.
Frantic efforts were made to speak to Honourable Aminu Ardo but he refused to pick up the phone after several attempts.
The commissioner of information Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara has also refused to pick up his phone although he confirmed the incident to BBC Hausa.
Contacted for comment on the issue, the spokesperson of the state police command SP Mohammed Shehu said, “I will get more details”.
However, Shehu did not respond up to the time of filing in this report.
