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Suspected terrorists, commonly referred to as bandits, have kidnapped seven members of a single family along with three other residents in Unguwar Sabon-Titi, along the Katari–Hayin Dam road in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The incident reportedly took place around 9:32 p.m. on Thursday, according to a resident, Markus Yakubu, who confirmed the attack.
Yakubu explained that the armed assailants invaded a residential compound, where they quietly gathered members of one family before proceeding to a nearby house and abducting three additional individuals.
“The bandits arrived in large numbers and surrounded my neighbour’s home. Some entered the house and took away members of the family. They then moved to another house and kidnapped three more people,” he said.
He added that the attackers initially avoided using gunfire but began shooting after moving the victims away from the area.
According to Yakubu, the lack of gunfire at the start of the operation may have been due to the close proximity of the Divisional Police Officer’s residence.
“The DPO’s house is very close to where the incident happened. That might be why they avoided shooting at first, so they wouldn’t attract attention,” he said.
The abducted family members were identified as Jummai Amos, Barnabas Amos, Iko Amos, Baby Amos, Eunice Amos, Eshiwan Amos, and Godwin Amos.
The other victims taken from the neighbouring house were Bagudu Damisa, Evelyn Damisa, and Alfred Iriyo.
Community sources revealed that security operatives have launched a search operation in nearby forests to track down the attackers and rescue the victims.
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