‘Bandits’ kill Senator Marafa’s sister, abduct her husband

Elder sister of Senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa, Hajia Ade Marafa
has been reported killed by suspected bandits in Gusau local
government area of Zamfara state.

The bandits were also said to have abducted Ade’s husband,
Alhaji Ibrahim and his brother.

The armed bandits were said to have stormed their residence in
Ruwan Bore area of Gusau local government area at the early hours
of Tuesday.

The marauders, said to be bearing dangerous weapons including
guns, were reported to have operated at the residence and in the
whole village for hours from between 3.am to early hours of
Tuesday.

It is said that Alhaji Ibrahim has not been released as at the
time this statement was issued.

Marafa’s Personal Assistant, Abubakar Abdullahi Tsafe, in a
statement said the senator’s sister has been buried in accordance
with Islamic injunction.

It would be recalled that Marafa who represents Zamfara central
senatorial district, had on several occasions, expressed
reservations over the lackadaisical attitude of the state
government in tackling the menace of banditry, bedeviling the
state.