By: Zagazola Makama
Vigilante operatives in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have rescued a teenage girl, Zainab, from a forced marriage attempt by suspected bandits in Gangara Yamma village.
The incident occurred when the bandits, riding on three motorcycles, stormed the home of Zainab’s father, Ali Yarbugai Gangara Mai Inji.
Eyewitnesses said the bandits demanded Zainab’s hand in marriage, threatening to kill her father if he refused.
Despite their threats, Ali resisted, prompting the attackers to physically assault him in an attempt to force compliance. They eventually left him injured but alive.
Community members quickly alerted local vigilante groups, who launched a swift operation to track the fleeing bandits. They intercepted the attackers at a hideout, opening fire and neutralizing one of the suspects, who was reportedly the leader and intended husband remaining two bandits fled. abandunina their motorcycle.
The vigilante operatives returned the motorcycles to Tsafe, where the incident was reported to the authorities.
Zainab’s father, Ali, expressed gratitude for the swift action of the vigilantes, stating, “If not for their intervention, we would have been in mourning now.”he said.
