In a bizarre twist, residents of Birnin Magaji in Zamfara State have abducted family members of bandits in retaliation to a recent kidnapping in the area.
A youth leader told Hobnob News that the bandits had kidnapped some community members while working in the farm.
The armed bandits invaded the farm and threatened the farmers before they took them away.
“These days many people here cannot go to the farm and even in our home we are afraid they could come and abduct us for ransom.
Hobnob News gathered that in a retaliation, youths in the community intercepted wives of the bandits including a pregnant woman who were on transit.
It further gathered that a negotiation is ongoing between the community leaders and bandits’ kingpins towards resolving the stalemate.
Hobnob News could not confirm if police are involved in the negotiations.
Meanwhile, besides the news of the kidnap of the wives of bandits,
Badaru made the commendation on Monday at the ongoing Defence Week for the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, near Jos.
The minister presented a paper titled ”Industrialisation, energy security and climate change: Implications for national security.”
The minister, represented by Dr Abubakar Kana, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, said that the military had put in serious efforts and commitment towards tackling the myriad of insecurity in the nation.
