Nigeria, May 3 -- Zurmi, the second most populous town in Zamfara State in North-west Nigeria, has been overrun by terrorists who ransacked the emir's palace, killed three palace officials and abducted some residents.

A terrorism gang leader, Isyaku Majo, has posted a video on Facebook claiming responsibility for the attack and indicating that he was holding hundreds of captives.

The terrorists began the attacks on Wednesday at about 9:45 p.m., according to a security report seen by PREMIUM TIMES.

The security report said the outlaws vandalised an MTN communication facility in Zurmi in an apparent move to disrupt communication and prevent security reinforcement as they had planned to abduct the emir, Muhammadu Suleiman.

Residents said...