By Olayemi Esan
At
least seven people were kidnapped by bandits, leaving several others
injured during an attacked on Zango community in Samaru Zaria town,
Kaduna state.
The bandits were said to have invaded the community
from different entry points around 1 am on Friday, when the residents
were sleeping.
“The bandits also attacked other houses within the
area as they fired several shots which lasted for about 30 minutes,” a
witness said.
“I first received a call from my brother, saying
kidnappers have invaded Zango, then I started hearing sounds of heavy
gunshots in front of our house. I quickly went to check the kids. I saw
that they are still sleeping.
“I peeped through the window;
because I was thinking they were already inside the compound. They hit
our gate three times and drank water from the tap outside.
“I was inside the house, my whole body was shaking. I was told they came through different entry points.
“Anyone
you called will tell you that they just passed in front of his house.
So far, we were told seven persons were already abducted. Those are the
numbers for now. But they invaded several houses, I am sure they have
taken more people.”
As of the time of filing this report, Kaduna police spokesperson Muhammed Jalige, did not responded to calls and text messages.
Kaduna has witnessed a surge in bandit activities in recent times.
