No less than 87 persons have been kidnapped in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following fresh attacks by terrorists.
According to a member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, Harisu Dari, who confirmed the incident to a Punch Online correspondent on Monday in Kaduna, said, the terrorists invaded the village around 10 pm and also broke into some shops and stole food items and other valuables.
TheFact Daily notes that the attack came barely two days after 15 women and a man were abducted in the Dogon-Noma community of the same local government. Kajuru and Chikun LGs have in the past two weeks become the hotbed of kidnapping, causing tension in the State.
Harisu explained that no contact has been established yet with the 87 locals abducted on Sunday night, adding that at the time of his visit to the community this morning, security operatives were yet to be drafted to help restore confidence of the villagers.
“The villagers are traumatic with the sad development. The government needs to re-strategise in tackling these terrorists,” he said.
This brings to over 172 the total number of villagers kidnapped in the last two weeks.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has arrived at the Kaduna State Government House to meet with Governor Uba Sani.
His visit might not be unconnected with the spate of attacks by bandits in some local government areas of the State.
The CDS has assured that the abducted schoolchildren and every other abducted person will be rescued as soon as possible.
