There was tension in Maru town, the headquarters of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State as gunmen suspected to be bandits killed two persons and abducted four, including a lecturer from the College of State Education (COE).
This was disclosed by a resident of the area, Usman Ibrahim, who identified the abducted lecturer as Nasiru Mohammed Anka.
“The terrorists entered the town with sophisticated weapons and began shooting sporadically. Later, they moved from house to house, where they abducted four people.
“They also opened fire on others who tried to escape the abduction. They killed two people and injured many others during the operation.”
According to another resident, Isiaku, last Saturday’s attack on Maru town was the fourth of its kind in just one month, and he appealed to the state government and other relevant authorities to take serious measures to address the dire situation.
“The terrorists have been attacking the town, even though it is a local government headquarters and very close to the Gusau-Sokoto road. Just last week, they attacked the town.”
All attempts by newsmen to get comments from the spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, were unsuccessful, as he did not answer phone calls.
Meanwhile, a female worshipper identified as Bisi Adewumi of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries reportedly slumped during a prayer session at the church auditorium in the Ibafo area of Ogun State.
The worshipper, who was described as a 75-year-old woman by the Ogun State Police Command, was said to have later lost her life while receiving treatment at a government hospital in Sagamu.
The police said the incident was reported to its Ibafo division by the Head of Security, Pastor Ekikere Esiere, attached to the prayer city, located along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Friday.
The command stated that Esiere claimed the deceased was immediately rushed to the church clinic for medical attention after she slumped at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Subsequently, the deceased was said to have been further referred to the Sagamu General Hospital, where she was said to have been later pronounced dead while receiving treatment on Friday.