Dare devil bandits have reportedly invaded Buda Hausa community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, abducting 61 people.
A member of the State House of Assembly representing Kajuru constituency, Hon. Usman Danlami Stingo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Tuesday evening.
Stingo said the bandits invaded the community in the early hours of Tuesday, unleashing terror on the community.
He said those abducted include 32 females and 29 males.
According to the lawmaker, “The bandits attacked the community around 12 midnight to 1:00am on Tuesday when residents of the community were sleeping.
“I raised a motion on the issue today on the floor of the State House of Assembly.”
Mansur Hassan, spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command could not be reached when contacted as his mobile telephone was not connecting.
On Thursday March 8, 287 primary and secondary school children were abducted in an attack by bandits in Kuriga community in Chikun LGA of the state.
Also 16 residents of Anguwan Auta community in Gonin Gora, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis were said to be captive when bandits attacked the community about two weeks ago.
The bandits, according to John Yusuf, a community leader in Gonin Gora, “demanded for a ransom of N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles”, for the release of the 16 abducted persns in his community.
By John Shiklam in Kaduna
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