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The Theatre Command of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) on Saturday confirmed that bandits have abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara, Alhaji Nura Abdullahi, following an attack on his residence.
OPFY made the confirmation in a statement on Saturday by its Media Officer, Lt-Col. Aliyu Danja in Gusau.
Danja revealed that four persons, including two police personnel, the chairman’s security detail, and a vigilante, were killed during the incident.
According to him, in the early hours of Saturday (today), armed terrorists attacked the residence of the Executive Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area, Nura Abdullahi, abducting him and members of his family after overpowering his police and vigilante detail.
