Gunmen armed with deadly weapons had invaded Ruwan Doruwa district in Maru local government area of Zamfara state on Tuesday and abducted some prominent personalities in the area.
Among those abducted include Muhammad Mainsara Dan Dodo the sole administrator of Maru ADC Municipal and a former councilor for Maru local government Alh Zubairu A. Mai Dabo Ruwan Doruwa.
The source further explained that the bandits molested their wives and children by flogging them severally.
He also added that they used some insiders to ask for houses of rich people whom to abduct further before they unceremoniously left the village.
Effort to reach to the police spokesperson for Zamfara SP Shehu Muhammad for comment has failed as at the time of filing this report.