Bandits kill one, abduct others in kaduna.

Armed Bandits have killed one person and abducts 5 others , including a school teacher , student and villagers in Birin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state.

The bandits attacks a filling station in Dolan at about 1:00pm on Wednesday, and killed one of the attendants and injured two others and took two away. 

 The Chairman of Birnin Gwari Vanguards, Ibrahim Nagwari in a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday identified the abducted Head Teacher as AbdulHafiz Abdullahi of Dangamji, Primary School. “ that the bandits also wounded three members of a local vigilante group.”

Kaduna State Police Command was yet to confirm the incident as at the time of filing this report.

“Armed bandits have abducted, the Head Teacher of Dangamji, Primary School, AbdulHafiz Abdullahi and two others at Doka filing station, while two others were shot and seriously wounded.

“Earlier on Wednesday morning around 8.30am, heavily armed bandits, opened fire on vehicles around Polwaya and abduct a bread vendor, about Ten kilometres from BIRNIN-GWARI. Similarly, the armed bandits strike again on Wednesday near Gayam village, wounded three vigilantes and abduct people from vehicles.

“The notorious Unguwar Yako, Kwanan Mahaukaciya and indeed entire Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highway has been overtaken by bandits terrorising and abducting innocent people especially women and Children.

“In the last three weeks, armed bandits has launched a major onslaught against innocent civilians and motorists across the length and breath of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

“On a daily basis, the armed bandits carry their nefarious act along BIRNIN-GWARI-Kaduna highway in broad daylight without any challenge from the security personnels that are stationed in BIRNIN-GWARI.

“The strategic Birnin-Gwari-Funtua road has been deserted, while the entire Eastern part of Birnin-Gwari neighboring Zamfara and Katsina States is now surrounded by armed bandits.