BANDITS STORM KADUNA….. Kill One, Abduct Couple
“They have left all residents of Gbagyi Villa in fear. They killed one of the local security men and went away with two persons, a husband and wife”.... Resident.
Despite
the lockdown being experienced in Kaduna state and its environs, armed bandits
seem to be having a field day in the state as they have laid siege and terrorized
residents of Gbayi Villa, a community in Romi Ward of Chikun Local Government
Area.
Available
reports revealed that the armed bandits numbering well over twenty stormed the community,
which attained global attention in 2016-2917 when it was marked for demolition
by the el-Rufai administration, shooting sporadically to scare away challenge.
Eyewitness
accounts states that the incident took place at about 1:30am early on Friday
morning and the armed gunmen, identified as kidnappers, shot and killed one
young man who raised an alarm to attract attention of residents, during the
operation.
The
eyewitness disclosed that the action of the armed men has left residents in
perpetual fear.
“They
have left all residents of Gbagyi Villa in fear. They killed one of the local
security men and went away with two persons, a husband and wife,” he informed.
The
source revealed that the community residents alerted police authorities who
came to the area, but could not stay long, following their receipt of another
distress call.
“While
the police patrol team arrived, they received another call that someone has
been killed in Maraban Rido and they had to leave”.
“May
God help the situation in Kaduna,” he prayed.
Investigations
by Naij News Alert revealed that the deceased was until his death, a student of
Kaura Namoda Polytechnic, Zamfara State, while the abducted couple had only
recently, moved into the area.
The
Chairman of the Vigilante group in Gbagyi Villa, Engineer Martins Emmanuel,
while confirming the incident, described it as unfortunate but gave assurance that
they are still trying to unravel circumstances surrounding the incident.
Efforts
made to reach the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mohammed Jalinge for
comments were futile as his number rang but there was no response.
Residents
have however, appealed to the state government and the security agencies to
provide them with round the clock protection following the directives of the government
that has imposed on the state, a lockdown order restricting movement of persons.
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