BANDITS ATTACK GUSAU-FUNTUA ROAD, KILLS HOUSE WIFE AND ABDUCT PASSNGERS OF TEN VEHICLES

Suspected bandits blocked the popular Funtua-Gusau highway and abducted many passengers who were travelling to their various destinations.
 
A female passenger who spoke to BBC Hausa service said, they have left Jibia and arrived Funtua between 4:00pm to 6:00pm and immediately after reaching Kucheri the bandits opened fire on their vehicle.
 
“When The driver realised that the bandits are on rampage, he attempted to turn back but they fired one of the back tyre of the vehicle, the bullet which was fired at our vehicle brushed my ear and hit my other colleague on the head, and the broken wind screen hits one of my eyes”.
 
“the driver succeed in turning to Wanzamai where he sought for help and the residents of Wanzamai town brought another vehicle and convey us to Yankara Hospital where we were treated.”
 
“Initially we thought the bullet hits my late friend on the back but later we realised that, it was on the head, before they finished dressing me the other woman died later” she added.
 
She further said, the bandits stopped a car that was ahead of them and their driver also refused to stop but they shot at one of his passengers on the leg.

 
“They have stopped over ten vehicles and abducted all the passengers on board”.
 
“we slept in Yankara but the remaining passengers slept at Wanzamai village”.
 
Murtala Aminu the husband to the woman who was shot dead said he spoke with his late wife around 6:30pm and she told him they have left Yankara  and he wished them safe journey.
 
He said later around 8:00pm while he was together with his step mother one of his friend asked him to try his wife on phone since he has heard the news that, his wife was attacked by bandits and she was shot at the back.
 
“immediately I heard that about the news of the attack I surrendered that she has been killed”.
 
“My father and one of his friend called me to appeal to me that I should take solace hence my wife is no more and I told them I knew since she was shot at the back she might have died.
 
He said he wanted to follow those who were to go to Yankara to pick the dead body of his wife but he was prevented in order to avoid him becoming more scared.
 
He said she was later brought home and buried according to Islamic rite.