At least 18 people, including women, have been abducted and one person killed at Angwar Zalla Udawa in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen reportedly stormed the village along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway around 12:30am on Sunday. Confirming the abduction, a source who pleaded for anonymity gave the name of the deceased as Bala Moses Jaja. He said married women, adults and young ladies were among those abducted. He said the abductors are yet to contact any member of the family hours after the abduction. “I just returned from the community and the bandits have not contacted the family members,” he added. As of the time of filing the report, the police are yet to issue any statement over the incident.
State Commissioner of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement said, “bandits attacked Ungwan Zallah in Udawa, Chikun LGA, and one Jaja was shot dead.”
It was however gathered that over 18 persons including women, were kidnapped during the attack in Ungwar Zallah Udawa in Chikun LGA.
A community leader in Udawa, Muhammed Umaru, said “The gunmen attacked the village along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway around 12:30am on. Married women, adults and young ladies were among those kidnapped,” he added.