Armed bandits on Wednesday struck in Damaga Village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting twenty-three widows and teenage.
A resident of the area, Malam Musa Dan Damaga, told the Nigerian Tribune that the incident happened in broad daylight, around 12:00 pm on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
“The kidnapped victims went to look for firewood, comprising teenage girls and widows,” the source said, adding that small children were set free by the bandits.
“As I’m talking to you, we’ve discovered more than twenty of them are in captivity,” he lamented.
