Sixty one persons have been adopted by suspected bandits in the Buda community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The bandits numbering about 50 attacked the community at about 11.50pm Monday night shooting sporadically and scaring the residents.
“What happened yesterday was terrifying. The bandits came intending to abduct scores of people that’ll outnumber that of school pupils in Kuriga Village of Chikun Local Government Area, but the swift response of soldiers who were not more than 2 kilometres away from Kajuru curtailed the number,” said Dauda Kajuru a member of the community
“My siblings were part of those abducted yesterday and based on the information available as of this morning, the bandits with their victims are yet to get to their destination, ” Manyu said.
He added that Kajuru has become a black spot of banditory since the removal of an army commander known as Tega.
“I’ll tell you in confidence that when Commander Tega was around, their activities stopped, and one could go on occasions without any fear of being kidnapped because he knows their terrain and the mode of their operations.
“It is unfortunate Commander Tega was removed from Kajuru Local Government when we’re experiencing the return of peace in our villages,” he said.
Those kidnapped by the bandits include men, women including a mother nursing a two-week-old baby.
