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39 Zamfara residents abducted during ‘reconciliation engagement with bandit kingpin’s parents

The Zamfara police command says 39 residents of the Magamin Diddi area of Maradun LGA have been abducted after visiting a bandit camp in the Fadama Forest on Sunday for what was described as “reconciliation and peaceful engagement”.

Yazid Abubakar, police spokesperson in Zamfara, said in a statement that the district head of Magamin Diddi informed the command that the mass abduction occurred on Sunday at about 3pm.