The village head of Ruwan Rana in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Makau and five others have been abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Saturday.
One of the abducted person was also killed during the attack.
An eye witness, Mohammed Musa, narrates how the gunmen rode motorcycles entered Ruwan Rana town in the early hours of Saturday.
Musa said the gunmen, who arrived in the town around 3 a.m. began shooting sporadically and later went from house to house where they abducted the district head and five other prominent persons.
He also explained that they killed one person who refused to be abducted.
He said, “We heard gunshots around 3 a.m. and everybody went into hiding because we knew that the bandits were there for abduction.
They shot down one person, abducted some and later returned to the forest.
A member of the state House of Assembly representing the area, Hon Hamisu Faru, expressed disgust over the incident and assured that the victims would soon be rescued.
He said, “The security agents are making efforts to rescue the district head and the other five persons.”
