Zamfara: Bandits abduct 15, kill four
In the late hours of Sunday, bandits killed four students and abducted 15 persons at the College of Agriculture and Animal Health in Bakura, Zamfara.
Aliyu Bakura, the deputy registrar of the college, confirmed the attack to BBC Hausa on Monday morning.
This came barely 24 hours after 25 persons were killed in Rukuba, Jos North local government area.
“Last Sunday night around 10:00 p.m., they entered and opened fire and took away 15 students and a teacher and his wife and two children,” Mr Bakura told the BBC Hausa.
On August 4, the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General Faruk Yahaya, on Wednesday, claimed troops deployed to restore normalcy in Zamfara were winning the war against banditry and kidnapping.
The army chief disclosed this while briefing reporters after his maiden visit to the 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in Gusau. The COAS said the troops were committed to tackling the insecurity bedevilling the entire Northwest region.
Although the bandits had been wreaking havoc in some areas, Mr Yahaya stated that the army was collaborating with other security agencies to eliminate all criminal elements.
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