Afrigather Bandits have once more focused the village of Kidandan in Giwa Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State, abducting the chairman of the Nationwide Union of Highway Transport Employees (NURTW), Tao Nsiu Habibu, together with three kids of an area well being employee.
The assault occurred round 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night time when the bandits, who arrived in massive numbers, took benefit of the heavy downpour earlier within the day, which had brought about many villagers to retire to their properties early.
The bandits invaded the village, firing sporadically into the air, creating panic amongst residents earlier than fleeing with their captives.
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Tasiu Habibu, the NURTW chairman, is not any stranger to kidnapping, having been beforehand kidnapped by the identical bandits and held for 60 days earlier than being launched following the fee of a ransom.
A neighborhood resident, Sanusi Kidandan, confirmed the incident, stating that the bandits particularly focused Habibu and the three kids, who have been all minors.
“The daddy of the three kids is a neighbour of the NURTW chairman. However they solely took the kids, all minors, together with the chairman,” Sanusi stated.
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Through the assault, a villager named Idris Jibril was shot by the bandits and was subsequently rushed to a close-by hospital for therapy.
