Gunmen attack Kaduna community, kill leader, nephew, abduct four housewives
A community leader and member of the Fityanul Islam First Aid Group, Malam Ibrahim Abdullahi and his nephew have been killed by bandits at their residence in Unguwar Mai Awo village of Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.
The Informant247 gathered that the bandits shot sporadically in the air to scare people away in the area before the attack.
According to reporrs, the gunmen also abducted four other women, including a nursing mother in the same community located near the popular Maraban Jos along the Kaduna–Zaria express way.
A reliable source said the bandits stormed the community in the early hours of Wednesday and carried out their evil acts leaving the people of the community in a traumatized condition.
Another source from the community, Abdullahi Auwal explained how the bandit stormed the community shooting sporadically to terrify the villagers. He said, two members of the community were injured during the attack and they were later taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention.
According to him: “They (bandits) killed a community leader and also Chairman of Fityanul Islam First Aid group of the area, Malam Ibrahim Abdullahi and his nephew Zakari Yau. Four women including a nursing mother were also abducted by the bandits.”
However, the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammad Jalige could not be reached on his mobile phone for reaction on the attack as at the time of filling this report.
