Bandits have attacked Ungwan Maaji, in the New Millennium City area, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, shooting one person and kidnapped six others.
The attackers according to survivors stormed the area around 9:10pm last night and attacked a house close to Chaha Eye Hospital, where they abducted a housewife and her house help.
Residents of the area said the bandits attacked another house on the same street, where they abducted four other persons.
An eye witness told Radio Nigeria Correspondent that other two persons who were taking fresh air outside their house were also kidnapped, but the two escaped while they were being taken away through a stream at the back of the community.
Narrating how he escaped, the Imam of the area, said he was yet to return home after leading the ‘Isha’i’ prayer usually done around 8:00pm when the kidnappers arrived.
“I was picked from the Mosque, then they broke into two other houses and picked six people. While they were breaking the second house, myself, another neighbor, the women and her house help kidnapped from the first house were asked to lie down on the bare floor over there.
“After the bandits broke into the second house and picked four persons, we became eight, then they started leading us out of the community. On getting to the stream at the far end of the community, the two of us picked outside, escaped while they were attempting to make us cross the stream”.
“The bandits were small boys. I think the eldest of them should not be more than 20years old,” the Imam said.
It was also gathered that, the bandits shot one resident of the area who was just returning home in his car.
When Radio Nigeria visited the area this Saturday morning, the bullet ridden Peugeot 406 belonging to the shot resident, was still on ground.
Residents of the area said, “the man was returning him his car and the bandits made attempt to stop him, but he refused, so they sprayed his vehicle with bullets.”
Meanwhile, when contacted, Kaduna State Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Jalige said he would contact the DPO in charge of Millennium City and brief the press later, which he never did till press time.
Adamu Yusuf
