A bride and 52 women escorting her to her matrimonial home in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State have been kidnapped by terrorists who ambushed them around Gamji community on their way to Unguwar Murjiya from Sabuwa.
Penpushing reports that during the attack which occurred at about 8.30pm on Thursday the truck conductor, a man, was shot and as at the time of filing this report receiving treatment in a medical facility in Damari.
The Chairman of Dandume Local Government Bashiru Musa confirmed the incident explaining that the women were returning home to Dandume with the bride, from Ungwar Murjiya in Sabuwa Local Government Area, an area vulnerable to attacks, when the entourage was ambushed around Gamji by the terrorists.
‘Yes, the incident occurred in Sabuwa Local Government Area but some of the victims are from my area (Dandume). They went to Sabuwa for a wedding and returned late around 9 p.m. I am on the road to Dandume now, I will let you know when I get more details of the attack’, he added.
‘I have been informed that some of them have escaped so I need to be there to get the correct information. The truck conductor was shot in the hand and is receiving treatment in a hospital, the chairman said
Penpushing further reports that Musa, however, said he was not sure of the exact number of those abducted, but a resident of Damari, who identified himself as Ibrahim, said the truck was conveying more than 50 women.
‘Some of the women have escaped but 53 of them, including the bride that was brought from Sabuwa, have been abducted by the terrorists. Those who escaped were lucky because the terrorists opened fire on the truck,” he said.
Penpushing also reports that Ibrahim said the driver was among those who escaped by running into the bush, adding that while the bride, her maids and other family members were being abducted, another set of terrorists launched an attack on the outskirts of Damari in Sabuwa Local Government Area.
The source from another resident, Abdulrauf Ghali, a resident of Damari, said three vigilante members were killed by terrorists while they were on a routine operation, and identified as include Magaji Gamji, Dan Taura and Jamilu Badamasi.
Penpushing reports that as at the time of the incident Katsina State Police Command Public Relations Officer Abubakar-Sadik Aliyu, was yet to confirm or denied nor issue official statement about the incident.
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