Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday kidnapped the wife of a former councillor, Hassana Saudaki, and her eight-month-old baby in Zamfara State.
The incident was reported by her husband, Babangida Damba, who was the ex-councillor of Tudun-Wada Gusau ward.
Damba explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday when gunmen invaded their residence at the Government Residential Quarter in Damba and shot him and his 26-year-old wife.
Channels Television reported that the gunmen who were about four started their operation from 12:00 am.
They allegedly shot sporadically for over one hour, before leaving with his wife and son to an undisclosed location.
A dejected-looking Damba claimed that he put a distress call to the police immediately to come to his rescue but they did not show up until 3:00 am after the criminals had long gone with his wife and son.
According to him, he recovered 17 used ammunition and one live ammunition which the gunmen fired at the main door of the house to force it open to access the sitting room.
