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Bandits Kill monarch, Abduct Many in Zamfara

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The District Head of Gada town in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Umar Bawan-Allah and four others have been killed by bandits.

Many people were also kidnapped, a majority of who are women and children.

The bandits also set many houses ablaze including the District Head’s palace and his two vehicles.

Telling The PUNCH about the attack, an indigene of the town, Makau Mohammed said, “The bandits came to the town around 11 pm on Tuesday and blocked all the roads leading to the town then started shooting sporadically.”

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He disclosed that some of the bandits who spent several hours entered into the town, while other bandits stood by the roadsides to ensure that nobody escaped.

According to Mohammed: “He (the District Head) was shot dead by the bandits because he resisted the attempt to abduct him”.

“When bandits realized that, the District Head was not ready to go with them to their den, they shot him multiple times until he died.

“They later set his palace on fire where several items including his two vehicles were burnt down.

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