{"id":104391,"date":"2023-04-22T15:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104391"},"modified":"2023-04-22T15:33:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T14:33:01","slug":"one-of-85-zamfara-abductees-escapes-from-bandits-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/one-of-85-zamfara-abductees-escapes-from-bandits-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"One of 85 Zamfara abductees escapes from bandits\u2019 camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">One of the 85 kidnap victims of Wanzamai village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Zainab Abdullahi, has escaped from the bandits\u2019 camp and returned home.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 84 are still in captivity.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">An indigene of the area, Abubakar Na\u2019allah, who confirmed it said Zainab escaped on Friday night and has been reunited with her parents in the village.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nNa\u2019allah said Zainab was among the kidnapped girls who were assigned by the bandits to fetch firewood to cook for the victims in the bandits\u2019 camp.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining how she escaped, he said, \u201cWhen Zainab and other girls went to fetch firewood, she (Zainab) decided to run away and was able to come back home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Na\u2019allah said the young girl was well and hearty although she looked pale.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe expressed disgust over the refusal of the bandits to release the abducted persons despite the N3 million they collected from the Wanzamai community.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the bandits had levied the Wanzamai community the sum of N3 million for the release of the 85 kidnapped victims but after collecting the money, they (bandits) insisted that an additional amount should be paid.<\/p>\n<p>The bandits have also insisted that the military personnel deployed to Wanzamai village should be withdrawn from the village.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the 85 kidnap victims of Wanzamai village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Zainab Abdullahi, has escaped from the bandits\u2019 camp and returned home. 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