In the early hours of Thursday, Terrorists blocked the Gusau-Funtua highway, a key route in northern Nigeria.
An unspecified number of travellers were abducted during the attack, causing widespread panic among commuters.
Yusuf Tsafe, a commuter who is still stranded around the area told Channels Television that the bandits stormed the highway in the early hours of Thursday and mounted a roadblock around the Tazame axis of the road.
According to him, the terrorists in their large numbers with about 50 motorcycles, each carrying 3 persons, abducted an unspecified number of travellers
“They entered the road around 7 am, and till around 9am, they were still there, we just parked by the roadside waiting for the military to clear the road, we are seeing the bandits taking people inside the bush.
“The military guntruck moved to the area earlier, we were just hearing gunshots, but they are yet to open the road. Till now, no vehicle has been allowed to pass.”
Authorities are yet to confirm the total number of those kidnapped.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, said additional troops especially operatives of the Nigerian Police Mobile Squad have been deployed to the affected areas to rescue the victims and restore order.
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The incident has further heightened concerns about rising insecurity in the region.
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