Suspected bandits have killed Ade
Marafa, elder sister of Kabir Marafa, senator representing Zamfara central, and
abducted her husband.
Abubakar Tsafe, an aide to the
senator, who confirmed this
, said the bandits struck at the residence of the senator’s sister located at Ruwan Bore area of Gusau local government area on Tuesday.
, said the bandits struck at the residence of the senator’s sister located at Ruwan Bore area of Gusau local government area on Tuesday.
The aide said the suspected
bandits numbering about 100 set the village ablaze after raiding it.
“More than half of Ruwan Bore
village has been burnt by the bandits. The villagers are now seeking refuge at
Mada, a neighbouring community,” he said in a statement.
The senator has, on many
occasions ,expressed concern about the high level of insecurity in the state.
In November, President Muhammadu
Buhari ordered a military crackdown on the bandits but the killings have
continued unabated.
Due to the overwhelming
activities of the bandits, Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara, said he was no
longer chief security officer of the state because he had no control over
security machinery.
“As chief security officer, the
nomenclature is just a name,” Yari had said.
Speaking at a town hall meeting
in September, the governor said from 2011, at least 2,300 people have died as a
result of insecurity in the state.
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