TODAY
January 14, 2021
At least 18 persons including four nursing mothers were reportedly abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna.
The incidents occurred during the wee hours of Wednesday morning in Mando, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the State.
Witnesses said the assailants armed with AK 47 assault rifles, stormed the community around 1:30a.m. and raided different houses searching for grains and other food items.
This was made known in a statement signed by Salisu Haruna, Chairman, Brinin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU) on Wednesday.
Mr. Haruna disclosed that properties worth millions of naira were carted away by the bandits despite the proximity of a military base.