Gunmen abduct 12 aviation workers in Kaduna attack

At least 12 people have been abducted by gunmen during an attack on the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria in Kaduna.

The bandits, who came on motorcycles on Saturday, were said to have invaded the staff quarters and raided two houses where they seized FAAN workers living there and members of their family.

FAAN spokesperson, Henrietta Yakubu, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits attacked on Saturday morning and abducted a number of the agency’s workers.

“They went away with about nine of our staff and their family members at the quarters,” she said.

Some residents said the cry from the victims had attracted the military personnel nearby who engaged the bandits in a gun battle.

The face-off was said to have lasted for hours, but the bandits eventually made away with the victims on motorcycles.

The gunmen were said to have gained access into the area by vandalising the perimeter fence between the airport and the staff quarters.

A source said the gunmen invaded the staff quarters at about 2am and attacked two houses.

The houses of a staff of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and a staff of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) were said to have been attacked.

The source said, “The bandits abducted nine members of the family of the NAMA staff and the wife and son of the NIMet staff.

The staff quarters is said to be located before the tollgate to the airport.

They reportedly came in through the land side where flights operate.