Tension as Bandits Kidnap 55 Persons Escorting Bride To Her Matrimonial Home In Katsina
- Armed bandits ambushed and kidnapped about 55 persons while escorting a bride in Katsina state
- The incident happened along Damari town in Sabuwa local government area on Thursday, February 1.
- It was gathered that three security volunteers lost their lives in an effort to rescue the kidnapped victims.
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Katsina state - Terrorists have kidnapped 55 persons while escorting a bride along Damari town in Sabuwa local government area of Katsina state.
As reported by Channels Television, a resident said the incident occurred at about 8:00 pm on Thursday, February 1.
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The resident added that three security volunteers however lost their lives in an effort to rescue the kidnapped victims.
“Before the hoodlums attack the victims on a canter vehicle, the victims were initially over 70 mostly friends to the bride in which several others escaped”
The about 30 women, along with the bride, were travelling in a truck to Ungwan Murjiya village between 8:30 and 9:00 pm when they were ambushed by the assailants along Gamji Road in Dandume LGA
The gunmen ambushed about 30 women, along with the bride, while ravelling in a truck to Ungwan Murjiya village, Vanguard reported.
A local source disclosed that the truck conductor was shot and is currently receiving treatment at Damari Hospital.
The Dandume LG Council Chairman, Alhaji Basiru Musa, who confirmed the kidnappings said the women were residents of Dandume but were abducted while returning from Sabuwa LGA around 9:00 pm.
Terrorists kill 8 traders, kidnap others In Katsina
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that armed bandits attacked and killed eight traders returning from the Jibia weekly market and kidnapped two others near Kukar Babangida village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina state.
The tragic incident happened on Sunday, December 24, 2023, when the bandits opened fire on the vehicle conveying the traders.
Four passengers were severely wounded and are undergoing treatment in the hospital. While those killed have all been buried according to Islamic rites. The terrorists are said to be fleeing from the military in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state.
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