Armed bandits have kidnapped the Chief Imam of Fangaltama village, Liman Hamisu Ali, alongside five other residents in a deadly overnight raid in Zamfara State.
The attack occurred around 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, along the Gusau–Sokoto highway in Talata Mafara Local Government Area, not far from a military base.
According to sources who spoke to counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the gunmen stormed the village under the cover of darkness, shooting sporadically and causing panic among residents.
During the raid, a female resident, identified as Basira Abdullahi, was shot and injured.
She is currently receiving treatment, though details of her condition remain unclear.
“The bandits abducted six persons, including the Chief Imam of the village and five others,” a local source told said.
Security operatives were said to have mobilised to the area shortly after the incident, but the attackers had already escaped with their captives before they arrived.
