Bandits in Zamfara State are suffering from the New Security measures embarked upon by Zamfara State Government.
Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State Police Command, CP Ayuba N. Elkana who made the declaration in his office said they lacked food to eat and feed kidnap victims in their Den thereby forcing them to abandon the victims.
CP Elkana who Paraded One Rescued Victim, Mudassiru Malan Sani Zakiru among the 71 kidnapped from Rini Village in Bakura Local Government.
According to him, the victims in Captivity were kept in Bayan Ruwa Forest of Maradun Local Government Area of the State from were the rescued victim sneaked and escaped and met with the Police on Operation in the area.
In an interview, the rescued victim, Mudassiru Zakiru ‘M’ 37 years, lamented the hardship he experienced which includes lack of food, medical treatment as well as leaving in an uncertainty, Predicament and traumatized.
He said, they ate cooked leaves and sometimes millets in a very small quality
The rescued victim looked malnourished and emaciated.
