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Attempt by bandits to kidnap chair of Zamfara Hajj Commission fails; son and aide killed instead

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One of Alhaji Musa Malaha’s sons, Abdulmunaf, and his gateman were killed in a terrorist assault on the home of the ZSHC chairman, Alhaji Musa Malaha, in Gusau, the capital of the state.

The robbers took Mu’awiyya Lawali, another of his sons, according to LEAKNEWS reporting.

Rumor has it that the bandits failed in their effort to abduct the ZSHC chairman.

Additional locals were kidnapped by the bandits, who have not yet demanded ransom, according to reports.

Terrorists allegedly broke into the chairman’s home in the wee hours of Thursday and began firing randomly, according to local resident Ishiaku Umaru.

We were all startled awake by the gunfire, which caused everyone in the vicinity to flee in all directions. The precise number of casualties or abductions is unknown.

One of the sons of the chairman and his watchman were slain, while another of his sons was abducted, according to the resident.

He elaborated by saying that women and children make up the bulk of abduction victims.

As of the time of this report’s publishing, attempts to reach ASP Yazid Abubakar, spokesman for the Zamfara State Police Command, were unsuccessful.

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