In separate attacks, 19 persons were abducted by bandits in Mani community near the Indomie factory in Rido Ward of Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State, and at the Danhonu II Millennium City Kaduna......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
At Mani the abductors went away with a woman and her three children on Thursday morning. According to a source from the area , six of his relatives were among those taken to the forest.
He said, “19 persons were abducted from three houses in Mani village opposite Indomie company Rido Ward of Chikun LGA Kaduna state in the early hours of today (Thursday).I know the names of my relatives involved. We are in deep thought as I send this message, especially as we are yet to hear from their abductors. They include a nursing mother with four kids, young persons, and an infant.”
He then called on the authorities to come to the rescue of the victims.
In a similar development,two months after the abduction of Kaduna-based journalists and their family members in Dan Honu II, New Millennium City of Chikun local government area of Kaduna Kaduna, bandits on Wednesday night attacked the community and abducted a mother and her three sons.
A source said the bandits attacked the house of Mr Mutiu Adeleke and abducted his wife and their three sons, leaving him behind.
According to the source, “The incident occurred around 10 pm, as the gunmen stormed the community, shooting sporadically unchallenged before taking the victims away. It was also gathered that Mrs Adeleke, who could not keep up with the pace of the bandits’ movement, was abandoned in the bush and had since returned home. But they left with her three sons. After the recent kidnap of the two journalists, Mr Adeleke had resolved to relocate from the community and had just secured an apartment in a safer location in the town two days before his family was attacked. Mr Adeleke and his family had started gradually moving their belongings from Dan Honu II to finally leave by the next weekend before the unfortunate situation befell his family”.
The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Munsir Hassan, was yet to react to the incidents.
Meanwhile, 28 locals mostly women and children were also abducted on Thursday night in Sauna community in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A local, Malam Yusuf Abubakar confirmed to journalists that the gunmen stormed the community shooting sporadically, leaving many injured.
According to him, for some months they were not sleeping in their houses for fear of the hoodlums, but now that they returned thinking security had improved, the bandits struck.
Spokesman of the Zamfara State Police Command,Mr. Yazid Abubakar said they were yet to get details of the attack.