Terrorists attack another Kaduna community, abduct 61 persons

Terrorists attack another Kaduna community, abduct 61 persons 

A total of 61 people have been reportedly abducted by suspected terrorists who attacked Buda community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

A report by The PUNCH on Tuesday said the bandits invaded the village on Monday night, where they kidnapped 61 people.

It quoted a resident, Dauda Kajuru, as saying the kidnappers stormed the community in large numbers and started shooting.

“What happened yesterday was terrifying. The bandits came intending to abduct scores of people that would outnumber that of school pupils in Kuriga village of Chikun Local Government Area, but the swift response of soldiers who were not more than two kilometres away from Kajuru curtailed the number.

“My siblings were part of those abducted yesterday and based on the information available as of this morning, the bandits with their victims are yet to get to their destination, ” Manyu said.

He lamented that since the removal of an Army Commander popular known as Tega, banditry activities have resumed in full force around the Kajuru Local Government Villages.

” I’ll tell you in confidence that when Commander Tega was around, their activities stopped, and one could go for occasions without any fear of being kidnapped because he knows their terrain and the mode of their operations.

“It is unfortunate Commander Tega was removed from Kajuru Local Government when we’re experiencing the return of peace in our villages,” he said.

Another resident, Lawal Abdullahi, who escaped the incident but his wife was among the victims, also confirmed 61 people were abducted.

He said men, women, and children, including a nursing mother of two weeks, were among the victims.