Suspected armed bandits have abducted 13 residents of Tangaram Village in the Wasagu District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State following a midnight attack on the community.
Residents said the attackers stormed the village at about 1:00am on Sunday, firing sporadically into the air before breaking into homes and whisking victims away toward the Zamfara border.
The Kebbi State Police Command on Monday confirmed the abduction, saying the victims remain in captivity while rescue operations continue across the area.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Bashir Usman, said preliminary investigations showed that all those abducted were adult male residents of the village, contrary to reports circulating in some quarters.
“The abducted persons are still in captivity following the attack on Tangaram Village, Danko/Wasagu LGA.
