By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A large number of bandits with heavy weapons on Thursday stormed the home of Zamfara State Hajj Commission Chairman, Musa Mallaha, in Gusau, the state capital, and killed his son, watchman and abducted three relatives.
It was learnt that the incident happened around 1:30pm on Thursday as the bandits shot sporadically in the area.
A resident in the area, Malam Aminu Sani, who spoke with Vanguard, said the bandits wanted to abduct the Chairman, but their mission failed, and they killed his son, the watchman and abducted some people living in the house.
Sani stated that the bandits also attacked some residences in the area during the invasion and abducted an undisclosed number of people.
He said, “We heard heavy shooting sporadically by the hoodlums but after they left, we discovered that they killed Abdulmunaf his son and kidnapped his brother Muawiya Lawali Mallaha and his watchman.”