Soldiers supported by vigilantes on Saturday night rescued a politician and his family members after engaging bandits in a gun battle in which “several bandits” were killed.
Mr Adamu, who is popularly known as Papa, is the Managing Director of the Zamfara State Transport Authority and a close ally of GovernorA resident of the area, Zayyanu Muhammad, told this reporter that the bandits came on their motorcycles and stormed the Mareri quarters, where Mr Adamu lives with his family.
“They then took him and his family members. By then, people of the area had informed the vigilante members on the main road, who confronted the bandits,” he said.EXCLUSIVE: How bandits killed dozens, abducted scores of villagers for refusing to pay levy Another source , who lives in the area, Ashafa Sani, said he heard heavy gunshots as soldiers engaged the bandits.
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