✕ CLOSE Online Special City News Entrepreneurship Environment Factcheck Everything Woman Home Front Islamic Forum Life Xtra Property Travel & Leisure Viewpoint Vox Pop Women In Business Art and Ideas Bookshelf Labour Law Letters
Click Here To Listen To Trust Radio Live

Bandits abduct travellers on Abuja-Kaduna highway

Scores of travellers were abducted after bandits opened fire on motorists in Iche community, some few kilometres away from Kagarko town along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

A resident, Shuaibu Yahaya, said the incident happened around 7pm on Wednesday shortly after breaking of fast

 Shuaibu said the bandits, wielding AK-57 rifles, shot and deflated the tyres of vehicles, and thereafter moved from vehicle to vehicle and abducted passengers.

SPONSOR AD

 He further said, “Their gunshots attracted my attention because my house is not far from the scene. While some of the vehicles rammed into their blockade, some of them quickly made U-turn.”

After N2m ransom, new bike, bandits free family members

Bandits abduct travellers on Abuja-Kaduna highway

 The Madaki of Janjala, Samaila Babangida, who confirmed the incident, said, “This morning (yesterday) I received a call from Kagarko that bandits abducted some passengers last night some few kilometres away from Kagarko town, but I don’t really know the number of those abducted.”

 There was no response from the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command on the incident as at the time of filing this report.

Join Daily Trust WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You.

NEWS UPDATE: Nigerians have been finally approved to earn Dollars from home, acquire premium domains for as low as $1500, profit as much as $22,000 (₦37million+).


Click here to start.