{"id":95942,"date":"2022-06-13T08:20:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T07:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=95942"},"modified":"2022-06-13T08:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T07:20:56","slug":"bandits-kidnap-40-wedding-guests-on-sokoto-zamfara-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/bandits-kidnap-40-wedding-guests-on-sokoto-zamfara-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits kidnap 40 wedding guests on Sokoto-Zamfara highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m5626862342879196979\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many passengers who were returning to Gusau in Zamfara State after attending wedding in Sokoto have been kidnapped by bandits.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">At least 40 people were taken by the bandits while 20 managed to escape, a source told journalists.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The passengers were said to have been travelling on the road about 6p.m. Saturday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Some of the wedding guests said the bandits shot in the air before taking their captives into their hideout.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe bandit-terrorists, who operate mainly in the North-Western states of Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi and Kaduna, and Niger State in the North-Central, have killed thousands while displacing hundreds of thousands of people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe bandit-terrorists appear to be more violent and dangerous than Boko Haram in some cases.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWe started hearing the sounds of gunshots before the first vehicle was hit,\u201d said a witness who escaped the incident.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police command, SP Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the attack.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Shehu said joint security operations are ongoing to identify and rescue the victims.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/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>Many passengers who were returning to Gusau in Zamfara State after attending wedding in Sokoto have been kidnapped by bandits. 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