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Four killed, 50 kidnapped as gunmen attack Maradun in Zamfara

Gunmen killed four people and abducted 50 others in Goran Namaye Town in Maradun Local Government Area , Zamfara State on Monday.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu said the attackers, who came in large numbers, invaded the town around midnight on Sunday, killed four people and abducted 50 others.

However, the police tactical operatives had been deployed to the area.

According to him, CP Yakubu Elkana has ordered immediate search-and-rescue operation for the victims.

The PPRO said that the CP had urged the residents of the area to remain calm as the command was working with other security agencies to maintain law and order in the area.

 

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