By Israel Bulus, Kaduna
Terrorists kidnapped 87 people Sunday night in a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Harisu Dari, a member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, confirmed the incident Monday in Kaduna.
Harisu stated that the terrorists also broke into shops, stealing food items and other valuables.
The invasion occurred around 10 pm.
The attack follows closely on the heels of the abduction of 15 women and a man in the Dogon-Noma community of the same local government just two days prior.
Kajuru and Chikun LGs have become hotbeds of kidnapping in the past two weeks, causing tension in the state.
Harisu explained that no contact has been established yet with the 87 locals abducted on Sunday night.
“As of my visit to the community this morning, security operatives have not been deployed to restore the confidence of the villagers.
“The villagers are traumatized by this sad development. The government needs to re-strategize in tackling these terrorists,” he said.
PUNCH Online reports that the terrorists have kidnapped over 172 villagers in the past two weeks.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, did not respond to calls or a text message sent to him by our correspondent at the time of filing this report.
