No fewer than 87 villagers have been kidnapped as terrorists suspected to be bandits launched another attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The bandits who invaded the village around 10 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2024, also broke into some shops and stole food items and other valuables.
This was confirmed by a member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, Harisu Dari, on Monday, The PUNCH reported.
Harisu explained that no contact has been established yet with the 87 locals abducted on Sunday night.
“As of the time I visited the community this morning, security operatives have not been drafted to help restore the confidence of the villagers.
“The villagers are traumatic with the sad development. The government needs to re-strategise in tackling these terrorists,” he said.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, did not respond to calls or a text message sent to him by our correspondent as of the time of filing this report.
Kajuru and Chikun LGs had in the past two weeks become the hotbed of kidnapping, causing tension in the state
Two weeks ago, 15 women and a man were abducted in the Dogon-Noma community of the same local government.
According to reports, with the latest kidnapping, there are now up to 172 members of the village in captivity.
