Suspected gunmen armed with deadly weapons invaded Moriki town in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State and abducted five persons including the son of District Head of Bugaje Alh Zayyanu Bello.
Four other persons who were kidnapped during the operation were all Islamic School teachers based in Moriki town.
The attack came barely four days after some group of gunmen stormed the popular Shinkafi-Kaura Namoda road and opened fire on any vehicle sighted on the road.
The attack led to death of many persons including one Eng. Umar Moriki and a pregnant woman who was killed while travelling from Kano to Sokoto for condolence visit.
Zamfara police Spokesperson SP Shehu Muhammad could not be reached for comment as at the time of filing this report.
