Bandits abduct 21 passengers, kidnap 10 others in Kaduna

Some bandits in separate operations reportedly abducted at

least 31 persons at Kwanan- Dutse and Labi villages in the

Birnin - Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State

between Tuesday and Wednesday.

The bandits , wielding assault rifles and in military fatigue,

were said to have kidnapped the 31 persons between Tuesday

and Wednesday, according to a source .

On

Tuesday ,

the local

Chairman

of the

National

Union of

Road

Transport

Workers in

Birnin -

Gwari,

Mallam

Danladi

Duniya aka

Iron , confirmed that 10 persons, mostly commuters travelling

from the South to Kano were abducted.

Also, on Wednesday, 21 passengers were abducted in Labi

village along the same road , the NURTW chief added .

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Duniya said , “ The incident involved commuters in a Sharon

and three Golf 3 brand of cars. They were waylaid by the

bandits while the people inside the two vehicles were

whisked into the bush .

“ Those kidnapped include , both females and males and the

drivers of the vehicles . They were going to Kano for various

business activities . ”

He added that the abductors stripped their victims , mostly

women naked before forcing them into the bush .

Duniya said the union had begun to mobilise vigilance groups

to go into the forest in search of those kidnapped .

He , therefore, called for urgent intervention from the

authorities concerned to rescue the victims .

“ Victims are on

their way to

various

destinations

when the

kidnappers

struck and

carried them

into the bush.

“ Today

(Wednesday ),

around 8 am

another 21

persons were abducted near Labi village along the same

Kaduna – Birnin - Gwari Road .

“ The victims are said to include males and females going to

Kano for various business activities . They (victims ) are

traveling in three golf cars, a trailer and a tanker when they

were abducted .

“ The union is now mobilising members and the vigilance

group to go and take back all the vehicles involved in the

incident ,” he said.

When contacted , the Kaduna Command ’s Public Relations

Officer, Mukhtar Aliyu, did not confirm the incident , but

promised to get back to our correspondent with details of

what transpired .

However, Aliyu had yet to fulfil his promise as of the time of

filing this report (4 :10pm).