Bandits kill village head, abduct Islamic scholar, journalist’s wife, children in Kaduna

Bandits kill village head, abduct Islamic scholar, journalist’s wife, children in Kaduna

The Village Head of Gefe village in Kallah Ward of Kufana Chiefdom, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State and one other local have been reported killed when bandits attacked their community on Thursday night.

The bandits, according to locals, attacked the village around 11:30pm and abducted many women and children from the community.

Although the Police were yet to react, a community leader in the area, Markus Danja, said that the Village Head identified as Mr. Emmanuel Idan and the other local, were shot by the bandits.

According to him: ”They arrived and started shooting sporadically after surrounding the community. People who were outside ran for safety. Unfortunately, our Village Head was among those outside and was shot while trying to flee. The other person was chased into his room and shot dead before the attackers took away his wife. The bandits went house to house picking their victims.”

Markus said his brother’s wives and children were among those taken away by the hoodlums.

In another attack on Keke community of Millennium City, Chikun LGA on Thursday night, a journalist‘s wife and his two daughters were abducted.

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A source informed the victims, who were in Kaduna for holiday, were abducted with eight members of the same family.

In a terse statement on Friday, the journalist identified as Mohammed Bashir, who is a correspondent of a national daily in Kogi State, sought for prayers for the release of the victims.

According to him: “My dear colleagues, please, I need your prayers. My two daughters and their mother, along with eight others, were kidnapped yesterday by unknown gunmen in Kaduna, where they went for a holiday. Please pray for me.”

In Zaria, an Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Isma’il Gausi. was reported to have been abducted by bandits during an attack on Gausi’s residence.

It was gathered the bandits shot sporadically before taking Sheikh Gausi away in a truck on the night of Wednesday

“The noise of gunshots was alarming. We saw the bandits forcefully taking away the Sheikh. We are deeply worried and call on the authorities to ensure the safe return of our loved ones,” a local said.

Bandits kill village head, abduct Islamic scholar, journalist’s wife, children in Kaduna