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Gunmen Kill Ex-Soldier, Kidnap Four Others In Kaduna

  Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a retired soldier and abducted four others from their homes at Mahuta area of Chikun Local Government … Continue reading Gunmen Kill Ex-Soldier, Kidnap Four Others In Kaduna


A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria's North-Central region.
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s North-West geopolitical zone.
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria's North-Central region.
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s North-Central region.

 

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a retired soldier and abducted four others from their homes at Mahuta area of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

The spokesman of Kaduna state Police Command, ASP Muhammad Jalige told Channels Television that he is yet to get the number of victims and casualties from the attack.

However, an eyewitness confirmed that one of the victims kidnapped is a pregnant woman.

The attackers were said to have invaded Mahuta community on Tuesday started shooting sporadically to create panic and in the process killed a retired soldier right inside his house, and thereafter, whisked four other people including a pregnant woman away.

Also in neighboring state Zamfara, no fewer than 10 persons including four women and six men were also kidnapped yesterday by bandits at Kawaye village in Anka Local Government Area of the State.

While the police authorities say they are still gathering information about the incident, a member of a local vigilante group in the area said that the bandits came in large numbers and started shooting in different directions, thereby forcing residents to flee into nearby bushes.

In the ensuing confusion, the gunmen later took away 10 members of the community to an unknown destination, while those that fled their homes are yet to return for fear of being killed or kidnapped.