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“I want to say thank you to everybody, especially those who had faith in me, believed in me, and patiently waited till this day for me to speak out. “The past three months I can’t say it has been hell, but in every situation, I want to give thanks to God. I said I wasn’t going to talk about this issue until Daddy (Mr Ibu) gets back on his feet and glory to God he has been discharged and recuperating. A lot has happened and I would like to shed more light on how I got involved and how things got to this point. I am not talking because I need people to sympathize with me. I am talking because I feel like I have been abused, and used and I hope you guys are patient enough to listen to the entire story because it means a lot to me. My dad passed away so many years ago, he was a Nigerian army and was a good friend to Mr Ibu, who is now a father figure in my life. When my dad passed on, Mr Ibu was at the burial, and ever since then has played a father figure role in my life. Fast forward to ...

A resident said that the incident occurred around 9pm on Thursday, February 1. The source added that three local security volunteers lost their lives during emergency effort to rescue the victims. “Most of those the hoodlums attacked and abducted were those who were already crowded and riding in an open van called canter vehicle,” the source said. “The victims were initially over 70, mostly friends to the bride, in which several others escaped after jumping off the moving canter van when the terrorists hijacked the van.” While some unconfirmed reports suggest that a few kidnapped women managed to escape, the chairman said he will to verify and provide updates. He clarified that although the women were from Dandume, the bandits intercepted them on their way from Sabuwa Local Government Area at around 9pm. Sabuwa and Dandume are among the local government areas being heavily attacked by bandits in Katsina State. Similarly, gunmen reportedly from the Siddi forest, have been confirmed to h...