According to multiple reports, Bandits have abducted no fewer than 50 wedding guests travelling along the Sokoto-Zamfara road. They were returning to Gusau in a Toyota coaster bus after attending a wedding of their colleague in Sokoto State when the incident happened between Tureta-Bakura road around 6 PM on Saturday.
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As gathered from BBC NEWS PIDGIN, one of the wedding guest who managed to get away after the Gunmen attacked their vehicle has now narrated what transpired that fateful day. The Escapee said that they attended the wedding successfully, and were returning home with some people gisting inside the vehicle when they heard gunshots. The escapee said that when they got to a place called Dogon Awo, the gunmen blocked their bus and began shooting.
"The bullets hit some people, but fortunately i managed to escape through the window. While trying to escape, one of the gunmen threatened to shoot me if i ran, but I didn't listen and kept running". "The escapee further said that about 20 of them escaped sustaining various degrees of injuries, but nearly 30 persons at GSM market were abducted in the process". Reports have also confirmed that the escapees who sustained injuries are currently receiving treatment, and authorities have been invited to help recover those that were kidnapped.