Unknown armed me have reportedly kidnapped the District Head of Kwangwami under Moriki Emirate of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
As at the time of filing this report EVENTNG learnt that the traditional title holder was abducted by the terrorists together with an unspecified number of people around 10:30 am on Monday.
Many of the victims were said to be labouring on their farmlands when the miscreants stroke.
The terrorists have wreaked havoc across northwest Nigeria in the past two years, kidnapping thousands, killing hundreds, and making it unsafe to travel by road or farm in some areas.
Despite the non-stop bombing of terrorist enclaves by Nigerian security agents, the criminals have not ceased to launch deadly attacks and take innocent civilians hostage.