In a fresh wave of violence, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked travellers on the Tsafe-Funtua road in Zamfara State, leaving several dead and abducting dozens. The ambush occurred around 6 p.m. on Monday near Kucheri village in Tsafe Local Government Area, where the assailants opened fire on vehicles, forcing many to a halt. Eyewitness […]
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BREAKING: Bandits Block Tsafe to Funtua Road, Kill Many Passengers
Reports reaching The Spectacles reveal that a group of heavily armed bandits have blocked a major road between Tsafe and Funtua, specifically at the Kucheri area. Eyewitnesses claim that the bandits, equipped with sophisticated weapons, opened fire indiscriminately on any vehicle or person attempting to cross the road. In a phone interview with The Spectacles, […]
JUST IN: Bandits Kidnap Unspecified Number of Travellers on Gusau-Funtua Highway
Armed bandits have disrupted travel along the Gusau–Funtua highway in Zamfara State, abducting an unknown number of travelers in a brazen attack on Thursday. According to reports from Channels Television, the bandits, heavily armed and riding in a convoy of around 50 motorcycles, set up a roadblock at the Tazame axis of the highway early […]
Zamfara Police Tactical Operatives Rescue 9 Kidnapped Victims In Tsafe
Zamfara State police tactical operatives have rescued nine kidnapped victims comprising seven females and two males who were abducted on April 11, 2023, in Kucheri, Tsafe Local Government Area of the State. According to a press statement issued by the State police spokesman, CSP Mohammed Shehu, on the 13th April, 2023, Police Tactical Operatives successfully […]
Bandits’ Attacks: Zamfara CP Patrols Gusau-Tsafe-Funtua Road
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Kolo Yusuf on Thursday led a police team to patrol the troubled Gusau-Tsafe-Funtua highway which has been under daily attack by bandits. A statement issued by the command spokesman, SP Muhammad Shehu, said that the commissioner supervised some strategic points along the road and made additional operational deployments. […]