Bandits kidnap commuters, many feared killed
The victims in the den of kidnappers. Scores of bandits, Wednesday evening, blocked Katsina-Jibia Road and kidnapped a yet-to-be specified number of commuters while some were feared killed in the process. According to an eyewitness, the hoodlums stormed the area on six motorbikes, shooting sporadically into the air to scare commuters and eventually kidnapped some people from vehicles that veered off the road around Kadobe village. The eyewitness also noted that though the police were notified of the attack, they only arrived at the scene 30 minutes after the assailants had completed their operation and disappeared with their captives. According to a witness, “The bandits were about 20 in number. They came with six motorcycles. They did not set up any roadblock but rather stood on the road with their guns and started shooting in the air. "That led two of the vehicles to loose control and veered off the road and the gunmen eventually abducted the occupants.” Photos shared from the ...