Notorious outlaws in Zamfara have actually corresponded to nine neighborhoods in the state inquiring to pay levies or face lethal attacks, Premium Times has reported.

The latest hazard is coming a couple of weeks after bandits massacred at least 200 people in Bukkuyum and Anka city government locations.

Because carnage, he bandits burnt down five villages, killed numerous homeowners and mutilated their bodies.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the outlaws, who assaulted the villages on motorbikes, were more than 500.

The letters seen by PREMIUM TIMES were written in Hausa language and addressed to the various neighborhoods. Each of the letters has the name of the community on the top and the money it is expected to pay. There are also a smart phone number written on the letters.

This paper called the number a number of times however it did not go through.

“Yargalma. N5,000,000. From Dogon Sabi na Auwali Wanzam. You people should reach out to us for peace. Come and pay us money or leave your town. Respect this and live in peace,” one of the letters read.

All the letters bore the very same contents other than the title of the town and the quantity the bandits are looking for.

The communities according to their districts and the amount they are anticipated to pay:

Zugu district has five communities taxed ss follows: Wawan Iccen Ibrahim N4,000,000, Wawan Iccen Salihu N1,000,000, Gaude N1,000,000, Galle N1,000,000 and Tungar Gebe N500,000.

In Gado district, the 2 communities levied are Nannarki and Ruwan Kura N5,000,000 each.

Adabka district head has one community Gangara which is levied N1.5 million. Zarummai district likewise has one neighborhood which is Yar Galma N5,000,000.

PREMIUM TIMES spoke with a source at the palace of Bunun Zugu, district head of Zugu in Bukkuyum city government location who validated that although the nine villages are spread out throughout 4 districts, all the letters were sent to Bunun Zugu.

Bunun Zugu is considered to be among the highly prominent princes in the Bukkuyum emirate council.

The palace source, who longed for privacy, stated the queen had reached out to the Emir of Bukkuyum on the problem.

“His Royal Highness has been going over the issue with the District Head and other heads of the remaining districts,” he stated.

On how they validated the letters, the source said they were brought to the district head by released hostages.

“Some of our people were abducted by outlaws in November in 2015 and after payment of ransom, they launched them and sent them with the letters for shipment to the district head” he kept in mind.

A youth leader, Abubakar Gero, who is the coordinator of Zamfara Circle in the area, stated the letters were provided to some kidnapped residents of Kyaram village under Zugu.

“After payment of ransom by loved ones of the hostages, they inquired to choose the nine different letters and present them to Bunun Zugu who was likewise instructed to forward it to the staying heads.”

He stated that residents of the affected communities have begun collecting the money to prevent attacks.

The telephone number of Zamfara authorities command spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, might not-be reached on Monday. An SMS sent to him was not reacted to.

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