Bandits raid commissioner’s home in Zamfara, kidnap three children
Bandits in Zamfara State have staged a kidnap of children of a former commissioner for Local Governments in the state, Alhaji Bello Dankande Gamji.
The Punch reports that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday.
The bandits also reportedly killed a neighbour who attempted to stage a rescue mission when the bandits forcibly entered the former commissioner’s residence.
Speaking to journalists, Gamji said the bandits went to his house in the early hours of Tuesday around 4 am while he was in Gusau town, the state capital.
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He further explained that the bandits had unwittingly staged the raid of his home, thinking that he was going to be at home with his family
He said, “I received a phone call from my family in the early hours of today, intimating me of the sad incident and I immediately rushed to the village.
“They killed my neighbor, Shafi,u Isa Gamji, who came to rescue the family on the spot and abducted four others in the house namely, Mujtaba Bello Gamji, Abdulmutallab Bello Gamji, Bashiru Gamji and the watchman, Mansur Suleiman.”
He said he had reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Bakura Local Government Area, Alhaji Garba Mahuta, adding that some officials of the military, police, and Civil Defence Corps had already visited the house.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shehu Mohammed, who confirmed the sad incident said “The police are aware of the kidnap of the four persons from the former commissioner’s house.
“The person, Shafi,u Isa Gamji, who was shot dead by the bandits was a neighbor of the former commissioner who confronted the bandits in a bid to render assistance.”
Gamji assured that the police command has already mobilized a team tasked with the mandate of rescuing his family.
