Bandits Kidnap Retired Colonel Yandoto in Zamfara

Suspected armed bandits in their large number have kidnapped Col. Lawal Rabi’u Yandoto (retd).

DIPLOMATIC DIARY gathered that Yandoto was on his way from Gusau to his home town Yandoto in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state when he was abducted.

A resident from the area who pleaded anonymity, told Blueprint via telephone interview that the bandits had also kidnapped two of his children alongside two other person’s who are together with him.

According to him, the bandits ambushed the retired Colonel at around 6:00pm on Sunday and kidnapped him along with his two children and two other victims.

“We heard sporadical gun shot very close to our Yandoto town and everybody started running Helter skelter for our safety.”

He added that immediately after the gunshots, the community realized that the retired army officer was abducted.

Meanwhile, efforts to get response from the state police command spokesperson, SP. Muhammad Shehu, proved abortive as at the time of compiling the report.

-diplomatic diary