22 People Kidnapped In Fresh Kaduna Bandit Attack

22 People Kidnapped In Fresh Kaduna Bandit Attack

At least 22 people, including a nursing mother with four children, were abducted by bandits during an attack on Mani village in Rido ward, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Thursday, September 5.

While Kaduna State police have yet to confirm the incident, Zacharia Musa, a local youth leader, reported to Channels Television that the bandits, who arrived in large numbers, began shooting at the community as residents slept and subsequently moved from house to house, abducting individuals.

In a separate incident, bandits targeted Dan Honu II in New Millennium City, also within Chikun Local Government. They kidnapped a nurse and her three sons. This attack occurred just two months after bandits previously kidnapped two journalists from the same area, who were released after a week.

Local sources reported that the bandits arrived in Dan Honu II around 10 pm on Wednesday, firing gunshots to intimidate the residents before abducting several people, including a woman and her three sons. The woman was later abandoned in the bush due to her deteriorating health, but her three children were taken by the bandits.