From Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
A group of men suspected to be bandits on Christmas day allegedly kidnapped five residents of Kuregu Wusasa, Zaria Local Government Area.
Information gathered by our correspondent showed that the bandits came to the area armed and invaded the Compound opposite the new ECWA church.
A policeman’s wife, his daughters were among the kidnapped.
Other sources said the personnel of Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KadVS) responded to a distress call put into them, but the bandits were already on their way out with the victims.
“As they (KadVS) arrived and engaged the bandits in a gun duel, they (bandits) ran away with the victims, it was later realized that the victims were from three different houses in the Wusasa area,’’ he said.
Journalists were still waiting for reaction from the authorities.
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