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COMMUTERS travelling along the Magami-Dansadau road in Zamfara have been ambushed by terrorists, who killed an unspecified number of the travellers while abducting several others.
A resident of Magami, who pleaded for anonymity for security reasons, told Channels Television that the incident occurred on Sunday between 4 and 5 pm when the attackers opened fire on vehicles travelling along the notorious route.
According to him, so far, 10 dead bodies have been recovered.
“As you are aware, the road from Magami to Dansadau requires the escort of security agents to safely lead commuters to their communities. The commuters who waited for about 7 hours on Saturday after the security operatives came to escort them to Dansadau. While they were going on their way, suspected bandits launched an attack on their convoy, targeting the operational vehicle.
“The convoy reached Dogosatsin village when the bandits opened fire on the operational vehicle of the security forces who were escorting the commuters to Dansadau, killing both security agents and civilians, CJTF, and leaving several others with different degrees of injuries.
“We recovered 10 dead bodies and are still searching for others. Those injured were admitted to the Magami General Hospital but were later referred to Gusau. However, they are still in the hospital because there is no escort yet to evacuate them to Gusau Hospital.
“The bandits also whisked away an unspecified number of people, as they were going to various villages in the area. It took the tremendous efforts of the troops to chase the bandits into the bush with their firepower, which reduced the casualties of the incident.”