Gunmen kidnap 90-year-old woman, 4 others in Zamfara

Gunmen, Thursday night invaded Kurya Madaro village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State and kidnapped a 90-year-old woman, sources told Daily Trust.

Also kidnapped from the community were four young men, two of whom were members of the same family.

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It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the village around 12am and abducted the nonagenarian, Hajiya Aisha, after failing to locate her son, Alhaji Danbaba, a businessman who was said to be their target.

“When they couldn’t get the son, they went away with the mother, who could not even walk because of her age,’’ a source said.

The spokesman of the state police command, SP Muhammad Shehu could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report.