Bandits kidnapped Ten persons from Azara community in Kachia Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
According to a reports by DAILY POST, the victims are mostly women, which included three nursing mothers and children.
According to a source, in the process of abducting the victims, a retired soldier and one of his sons were shot at neighbouring Katambi village, two kilometers away from Kateri town, along the Abuja – Kaduna highway.
Mustapha Ibrahim, the Sarkin Azara in Kachia Local Government, confirmed the abduction over the phone to Newsmen.
According to him, bandits stormed Azara community in large numbers with their weapons and abducted 10 people.
He further disclosed that four women, including three nursing mothers and six male adults were among the victims.
He added that before they could alert soldiers who are always on patrol along the highway to come to their rescue, the bandits had already left with their victims.
According to him, “This morning again, I received a call that bandits invaded Kurutu village and killed a retired soldier and one of his sons and carted away some foodstuff.”