Bandits kill two, abduct two in Kaduna community

Bandits invaded Abu-Fadan, Fadan Ninzo Chiefdom, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Saturday night, killing two people and abducting two others.

A statement by Aminu A. Abdullahi, the Secretary of the Fadan Ninzo Traditional Council, said the bandits stormed the community between 8 pm and 9 pm on Saturday.

The statement identified those abducted as Ezekiel, from Gwantu, who owns a private clinic near the residence of the late District Head of Abu District, and the wife of the late District Head of Abu, Mr Audu Galadima, also known as Fagachin Ninzo.

The statement said, “The two people killed were walking along the road near the clinic when the hoodlums, who were hiding in a plantation behind the facility, flashed a torchlight at them, and were shot after asking who was flashing the light.”

Abdullahi stated that security personnel quickly arrived at the scene to ensure the restoration of normalcy in the area.

He condemned what he described as an emerging wave of banditry in the chiefdom and urged security agencies to intensify surveillance in the area to arrest those responsible for the barbaric act.

The Kaduna State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, did not respond to calls seeking confirmation of the attack.