The village head of Ungwan Babangida and 14 others have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected bandits in Kauru Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State. 2The incident occurred on Thursday evening, in line with sources in the neighborhood.
Confirming the assault, the youth chief of Dokan Karji, Aminu Khalid, instructed reporters on Friday that the gunmen invaded Ungwan Babangida at midnight, wielding refined weapons and taking pictures sporadically earlier than abducting their victims.
“Among the many victims kidnapped in Ungwan Babangida have been three girls and 9 males, together with the village head, recognized as Babangida Sojiji,” Khalid mentioned.
He added that two of these kidnapped have been laborers from Jigawa State and Ikara Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State who had come for farming actions.
This assault got here simply 48 hours after 4 farmers have been kidnapped in Libere neighborhood, additionally in Kauru Native Authorities Space.
“Kauru communities want critical army actions in opposition to these bandits who’ve occupied many villages and killed breadwinners in ugly methods. The Federal Authorities and safety operatives should intensify efforts to cripple the actions of those criminals who’ve made life troublesome for villagers,” Khalid emphasised.
He additionally counseled native vigilante teams for his or her proactive efforts, noting that they’d efficiently foiled a number of kidnapping makes an attempt in close by villages.
