Gunmen storm Damba-Kasaya community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna, killing one person while abducting many people including final class students of Junior Secondary School.
The bandits who arrived in the community on Monday around 8 am, on motorcycles were said to have abducted many of the villagers before storming Prince Academy, to abduct Junior Secondary School (JSS3 ) students who were receiving lessons, preparatory to their final exams.
On the pursuit of the bandits, one of the villagers was reportedly killed.
A resident of the community, Bawa Wakili, said the bandits came in large numbers “like they always do” and were shooting sporadically.
In addition, the bandits also destroyed musical and public address system worth thousands of naira in Aminchi Baptist Church, located in the community.
Wakili, who lamented the security situation in rural communities, said he relocated to Damba-Kasaya a couple of months ago after herdsmen sacked his village, Rumana Gbagyi also in Chikun LGA.
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“They abducted many people in the village, then they went to Prince Academy and abducted many of the students who were receiving lessons for their JSS3 exams.
“I cannot say how many people were kidnapped, but they went away with many people,” he said.
According to him, “Soldiers who came to their rescue, turned back after a few kilometers, leaving some of the villagers who accompanied them to rescue the victims.
“The villagers, not knowing that the soldiers had withdrawn, kept pursuing the bandits in the bush, the bandits fired at them and one person was killed.”
Mohammed Jalige, the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, could not be reached as his mobile phone was switched off.
Chikun is one of the council areas in Kaduna State ravaged by bandits. Many communities have been sacked by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
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