“As I speak with you, our men are in the forest, trying to locate the kidnapped persons and make sure that they are rescued safely,” Isah has said.
A resident, who preferred not to be named for security reasons told Daily Trust that 13 people were kidnapped.
He said the bandits came in large numbers, attacked the village around 1.30 am on Wednesday, shot sporadically and abducted the victims.
“We have counted 13 people so far who were kidnapped, all of them male, including the village head and a Law School student.
“Initially, they kidnapped about 26 people, but halfway into the bush they screened them, taken those 13 with them and sent others back home,” the source said.