Bandits on Monday killed a medical doctor and abducted ten people, including members of the slain doctor’s family, in an attack on the Jangebe community of Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara state.
Residents said the armed men stormed the community around 1 a.m. and began to fire shots from several angles as they positioned themselves.
The Jangebe community has suffered a series of mass abductions. From January to date, there have been at least four cases of bandits’ incursions into the community, according to the residents.
In February 2021, more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted from a secondary school in the community.
In December 2022, the family of a lawmaker representing Talata Mafara local government was kidnapped from the community.
In Monday’s attack, the armed criminals broke the wall of the doctor’s house to gain entrance. They shot him dead immediately.
They forced themselves into the house and took away his family and some other residents in the neighborhood. They also burnt a military vehicle near the victim’s residence.
“We are battling to come to terms with what would have led to the killing of the medical personnel. The whole community was thrown into mourning because the doctor had been very helpful to us.
“Some residents reported hearing a heated argument between the armed men, with some for and others against the killing of the doctor.
“We heard the voice of one of them scolding those who shot dead the medical personnel,” a resident named Hamza told Daily Trust.
The spokesman of the state police command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, could not be reached for comment.
Daily Trust
