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BREAKING: Gunmen abduct father of Zamfara Assembly’s speaker, six others

Father of Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Muazu Magarya, has been abducted.

The armed men also abducted the Speaker’s stepmother, uncle and four others in a raid on his community, Magarya, in the Zurmi Local Government Area of the state.

The speaker is representing Zurmi East at the assembly.

A lawmaker representing Zurmi West in the state assembly, Salihu Zurmi, was quoted by Daily Trust as saying that the armed men invaded the community on Wednesday evening.

“This is the fourth time they were attacking the community; the first one, they killed some people while during the second assault, they torched residential houses and carted away cows and other domestic animals,” he said.

The Director General, Press Affairs to the House of Assembly, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, when contacted for comments, said, “I’m right now with the Honourable Speaker. We will issue a statement; give us some times please.”

In the same vein, the spokesman of the state police command SP Muhammad Shehu said the command would soon issue press release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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