Armed bandits have abducted sixteen people in an attack on Anguwan Pa, a community, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The attack came less than a day after a similar attack on Angwan Aku in the same Kajuru LGA, on Christmas Day during which one person was killed and 45 others were kidnapped.
A resident of the community said the bandits invaded the area at about 7.30 pm on Monday and surrounded the village, Vanguard reports.
“Fifty-three people were kidnapped but 37 of them escaped and returned home, yesterday, leaving 16 others in captivity,” he said.
“The bandits are now attacking small villages with less population. We didn’t expect that the bandits will attack Angwan Pa, because, after the attack on Anguwan Aku on Sunday, soldiers were deployed to cordon the area.”
“The bandits came around 7:30 pm yesterday and surrounded the village. They usually come in very large numbers and well armed. They will just sneak into a community, and before you know it, they had surrounded everywhere.
“If you run, they will shoot you and kill you. They don’t usually enter big communities that are densely populated. They target small and remote villages that are sparsely populated.
"They dare to enter big villages because they are also afraid for their lives. Many rural communities in Kajuru are living in perpetual fear,” said the resident.
A mass burial was recently held for 40 Christian residents of Mallagum and Sogwon communities in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State who were killed in recent attacks by bandits.
Terrorism.
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