Over 100 residents were abducted in coordinated attacks by terrorists in several villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The terrorists are believed to be loyal to a terror kingpin named Damina, who operates around the Dansadau axis of the state.
The abducted individuals were from Mutunji, Unguwar Kawo, Kwantar Dutsi, and Sabon Garin Mahuta.
According to a local source who told BBC Hausa, Damina led a gang of terrorists on motorcycles and surrounded the community a few minutes after the dusk prayer at 8:00 p.m. Men, women, and children were abducted from the communities.
The source revealed that Damina attacked Mutunji because the village failed to pay a N50 million compensation levy for informing soldiers of the terrorists’ movements.
“We were trying to gather the money reaching out to people when he (Mr Damina) decided to strike.
“He had also imposed such levy on the other communities. Kwana residents were asked to pay N30 million, people of Sabon Garin Mahuta were asked to gather N20 million while residents of Unguwar Kawo were asked to pay N10 million,” he said.
