Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of travellers along the busy Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara state.
The armed assailants were said to have blocked the
expressway on Thursday morning before whisking away commuters on the Tazame
axis of the road.
Yazid Abubakar, police spokesperson in Zamfara, revealed that operatives have been dispatched to the area.
“Officers have been deployed there,” he said.
Abubakar added that he would provide updates after he has
been briefed.
Zamfara is one of the north-west states grappling with
escalating gunmen attacks and abductions.
Last week, Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara, said his
administration will not negotiate with bandits terrorising the state.
Lawal also denied that his government released huge funds
for dialogue and rehabilitation of bandits.
“We still maintain the position that we will not negotiate
with terrorists. Our administration has been unequivocal in its approach to
addressing the security challenges facing our state,” Abubakar Nakwada,
secretary to the state government, who represented Lawal at an event, said.
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