A group of bandits, suspected to be loyal to popular bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, have kidnapped 55 wedding guests in Sokoto State.
Reports say that the bandits kidnapped the victims who were returning from a wedding in Tambuwal town on Saturday evening along Sokoto-Gusau Road.
The victims are said to be members of the Nigeria Cellphone Sellers and Repairers Association in Zamfara State.
In a chat with journalists in Gusau on Sunday, the association’s Secretary, Ashiru Shua’ibu, said the wedding guests were kidnapped and taken into the forest by the bandits.
He added that the victims were in two vehicles when they were stopped by criminals between Tureta town in Sokoto State and Bakura town in Zamfara State.
Shua’ibu also stated that 25 members of the association managed to escape later, while the remaining 30 are still in captivity.
In his words, “They boarded two buses from Tambuwal immediately after the wedding and headed to Gusau.
“Unfortunately, they were stopped and kidnapped by the bandits between Tureta town in Sokoto and Bakura in Zamfara state“.
Shua’ibu appealed with the Zamfara State Government and security agencies to come to the aid of their members and rescue them from the bandits’ camp.
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