A deeply disturbing account has emerged from Zamfara State, where a pregnant woman abducted by bandits reportedly gave birth in captivity, only for the criminals to feed her newborn twins to their dogs.
This tragic revelation was made by Aminu Jaji, a member of the House of Representatives, while addressing journalists on Wednesday at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. Jaji, who represents the Kaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC), spoke passionately about the worsening security situation plaguing his constituency.
Describing the horrors faced by his people, Jaji recounted the shocking ordeal. “A pregnant woman was abducted. She gave birth to a set of twins in captivity. Then the leader of the bandits took the twins and threw them at his dogs. The dogs ate them up, one after the other,” he revealed, his voice laden with emotion.
He stressed the urgent need for decisive action against the armed groups terrorizing communities in the region, adding, “This is something that we need to rise to the occasion. We need to speak to ourselves. Something needs to be done.”
While addressing potential solutions, Jaji firmly opposed suggestions for the deployment of foreign mercenaries to tackle insecurity, expressing confidence in Nigeria’s military capacity if properly supported.
“I don’t believe that in Nigeria we need mercenaries to prosecute the war against terrorists. Our gallant soldiers have the capacity to secure the country. But the only thing that we need to do as a country is to step up a little bit and be more digitalised in the way we operate.”
He continued, “Honestly, I don’t subscribe to the idea of hiring mercenaries. We must make sure the resources given to our security agents by the Federal Government are satisfactory. But let’s ensure the monitoring and the efficacy of how they discharge their duty, and then, how they can continue to be supported in terms of their welfare. If they are being motivated in terms of their welfare and so many other things, they can step up to fight these people.”
Jaji also painted a grim picture of ongoing violence in his constituency, where large swaths of land have reportedly fallen under the control of bandits who act as de facto authorities over the local population.
“In my constituency alone, over 200 people have been kidnapped by bandits. Two weeks ago, 60 people were abducted in Banga. Ten of them were later killed because the community could not raise the N30m ransom demanded by the abductors. As we were grieving, another 25 were taken from Gabake. Just yesterday, fresh attacks occurred in Kungurki,” he recounted.
