Residents of Birnin Magaji in Zamfara State have abducted the wives of terrorists in retaliation for the recent kidnapping of farmers in the community.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the abduction was confirmed by a youth leader in the community, who said that the step was taken by the residents in response to the incessant attacks by terrorists in the area.
“The bandits invaded the farm and threatened the farmers before they took them away,” the youth leader said. “These days many people here cannot go to the farm and even in our homes; we are afraid they could come and abduct us for ransom.”
The residents intercepted the terrorists’ wives, including a pregnant woman, while they were returning to their hideouts.
The abduction comes amid a wave of terrorist attacks in Zamfara State.
In August, terrorists kidnapped at least 80 children in the Tsafe Local Government Area of the state.
