Terrorists on Monday invaded the Damba Housing Estate, Gusau, Zamfara State, and kidnapped the wife and two children of the Director of Finance of the state Ministry of Finance, Sirajo Hassan.
The hoodlums reportedly entered the director’s house around 1am in an attempt to kidnap him, but he was not at home.
Upon realising that the director was not in the house, they were said to have abducted his wife, Maryam, and two little children.
There were several gunshots as the vigilantes engaged the terrorists in a gun battle in a bid to avert the kidnap.
They were, however, overpowered by the terrorists who had superior weapons.
Two of the vigilantes sustained gunshot injuries and were rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Residents have been in fear due to persistent attacks by hoodlums.
The area, which is on the outskirts of Gusau town, the state capital, has been attacked three times by terrorists in the last one month, as nine people were kidnapped.
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