A relative of one of the abductees confirmed that the victims included a 16-year-old boy and six girls aged between 17 and 23 years.
Mr Bello noted that he was not aware of any law enacted by the National Assembly proscribing bandits as terrorists.
The police said the bandits stormed the village at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday and shot sporadically.
“This will be done in partnership with the law enforcement agencies, the police, and immigration.
Mr Nkwocha said Mr Shettima’s trip to South Africa was necessitated by Mr Tinubu’s decision to stay back in Nigeria and attend to security concerns in the country.
Mr Adegbite lauded the renewed zeal in the troops to halt onslaughts on communities and neutralise latent crimes as the way forward.
Mr Gumi said, “What government needs to do is to bring them together in unison and holistic form. So that there is peace.’’
Farmers in Gusau disclosed that bandits were now imposing levies on rural communities, which had disrupted farmers’ ability to harvest their crops.
President @officialABAT and President @realDonaldTrump have shared interest in the fight against insurgency and all forms of terrorism against humanity,” said the presidency.
He said the residents of the affected communities had been living in fear due to the persistent attacks by bandits.
