<h4>Tension As Bandits Operate In Zamfara For Over Two Hours</h4>
<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a></strong> reports that no fewer than 26 persons have been abducted by armed bandits during coordinated attacks on two communities in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of <strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">Zamfara State</a></strong>.<br />
State and local government authorities confirmed that the attacks occurred over the weekend, further deepening security concerns in the North-West region.</p>
<p>Speaking to BBC Hausa Service, monitored by our correspondent on Monday, the Chairman of Talata Mafara Local Government, Yahaya Yari Abubakar, disclosed that the gunmen carried out two separate attacks.<br />
According to him, the first attack took place in Matuna village, where the assailants abducted three persons and killed one resident.</p>
<p>“They later returned and attacked Tashar Kuturu village, where they abducted 23 people and shot one resident in the hand and leg. The victim has been taken to a hospital in Jangebe for treatment,” he said.</p>
<p>Residents said the attack on Tashar Kuturu occurred late at night, with the gunmen firing sporadically to instil fear. The attackers reportedly operated for about two hours without resistance.</p>
<p>Abubakar revealed that the bandits arrived on motorcycles, heavily armed, and mounted a tripod-mounted gun in the middle of the road, which they fired repeatedly to intimidate residents and force compliance.</p>
<p><em><strong>“They abducted men, women and children,some were taken on foot, others on motorcycles,”</strong></em> he added.</p>
<p>Talata Mafara is one of the worst-hit local government areas in Zamfara State. In 2021, the area gained global attention after the abduction of nearly 300 female students from Government Girls <a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/">Secondary</a> School, Jangebe.</p>
<p>The latest incident comes amid a renewed surge in bandit attacks across the <strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">North-West.</a></strong> Just last week, gunmen abducted about 170 worshippers in Kajuru, Kaduna State, with over 160 still unaccounted for.</p>
<p>In recent months, similar attacks have been recorded in Kebbi and Niger States, including school invasions that led to the abduction of students and teachers.</p>
<p>Despite repeated assurances by security agencies, residents say the persistent attacks have crippled farming and economic activities, forcing many villagers to flee their homes.</p>
<p><em>Source: Vanguard</em></p>

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