Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday attacked Angwan Alkali, in the Maraban Rido area of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two people.
Our correspondent learnt the bandits abducted a 13-year-old girl during the incident which occurred around 1am.According to a source, as the bandits were busy breaking into the warder’s home, a neighbour who witnessed the incident raised the alarm but no help came.The source said, “On gaining access into the warder’s home, they killed him and moved to the home of the neighbour who raised the alarm.
A leader in the community, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our correspondent on the phone that the bandits came in large numbers.“As they were breaking into his house, his neighbour raised the alarm but no one could respond because the bandits were many and they were carrying guns.“But one of the criminals was killed as they were escaping from the community. The police came to remove his corpse this morning.
Meanwhile, the police in the state said they had arrested three kidnap suspects terrorising Idon Gida and its environs in the Kajuru Local Government Area. Jalige, in a statement on Friday, identified the suspects as Kamal Babawuro , Yahaya Gaiya and Gambo Abubakar . He said the victim, a female, Hadiza Gambo of Bungel Ladugga village in Kajuru LGA who the suspects allegedly collected N1m as ransom from, was rescued by them.He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Muri, had vowed to protect every community in the state.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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