Abbas mourns 10 Zaria tomato traders, condemns bandits’ attack 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed sorrow over the death of 10 tomato traders from Zaria, who were attacked by bandits recently.

The traders from Danmagaji Market in Zaria were reported to have traveled to Katsina and Zamfara states to buy tomatoes only to be attacked by armed bandits at Takoki village in Funtua local government of Katsina state on their way back.

It was reported that in an attempt to escape, the driver of the truck conveying the traders reversed at high speed, leading the truck to fall off a bridge.

While 10 of the traders died as a result of the incident, seven others sustained injuries, with five traders suspected to have been kidnapped by the bandits, as the traders’ goods worth N60 million were reportedly destroyed.

Abbas, in a press statement by his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, condemned the attack in its totality.