{"id":2270,"date":"2025-10-08T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=2270"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:07:36","slug":"bandits-abduct-council-of-scholars-chairman-others-on-zamfara-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/bandits-abduct-council-of-scholars-chairman-others-on-zamfara-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits abduct council of scholars chairman, others on Zamfara highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bandits have abducted Mallam Sadis Isa, the Chairman of the Council of Scholars in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, along with several other passengers.<br \/><br \/>The incident reportedly happened on Tuesday evening along the Gusau\u2013Gummi highway when the attackers blocked the road, stopped vehicles, and took away an unspecified number of travellers.<br \/><br \/>According to a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by security analyst Bakatsine on Wednesday, the bandits intercepted vehicles on the route and whisked away the victims, including the Islamic scholar.<br \/><br \/><br \/>\u201cYesterday evening, bandits blocked the Gusau\u2013Gummi road in Zamfara State, stopping vehicles and abducting several passengers including Malam Sadis Isa, Chairman of the Council of Scholars, Gummi LGA,\u201d he wrote.<br \/><br \/>As of the time of filing this report, neither the police nor the Zamfara State Government has released an official statement regarding the incident.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandits have abducted Mallam Sadis Isa, the Chairman of the Council of Scholars in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, along with several other passengers. 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