26 Die In Zamfara Boat Mishap While Fleeing Bandits’ Attack

At least 26 persons have died in a boat mishap in their attempt to escape bandits’ attack in Birnin-Waje village of Bukkuyum local government area of Zamfara State.

An indigene of the village, who gave his name as Musa Sani, to LEADERSHIP that the incident happened when the people of the village who were attacked by bandits on Wednesday night were trying to escape in a boat.

He maitained that as they were in the river, the bandits arrived at the scene and opened fire, as a result of which the boat capsized, killing 26 people.

“The victims who were mostly women and children were in a boat trying to escape the bandits’ attack but unfortunately the boat capsized, killing 21 children and five women.

“As I am talking to you now, we have recovered their dead bodies and we will soon bury them,” he added.

Sani further explained that the bandits have also kidnapped 27 people from surrounding villages of Rugaje, Danzamau and Maikulki.

”They kidnapped 12 at Rugaje, nine in Danzamau and six in Maikulki,” he said.

He, therefore, called on the security agents to come to their rescue, saying that, “there are no security agents in the whole area.”

Spokesman of the Zamfara State Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu, said he was studying the report of the attack and will respond thereafter.