Bandits have kidnapped the district head of Matseri town, in the Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Halilu Matseri, and his four children.

They also killed one Maigaiya Matseri who tried to rescue the district head.

The Emir of Anka, who is also the Chairman, Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmed, said, “The bandits stormed the town in the early hour of today (Wednesday) and whisked away the district head and his children.”

An indigene of the town, Malam Mohammed Musa, said the bandits came to the town on motorcycles around 2am.

“They came on motorcycles and went straight to the district head’s house where they kidnapped him and his four children,” he said.