Bandits launched a violent raid on Angwar Danko village, Kaduna State, abducting numerous residents. Witnessed by Daily Trust, the assailants targeted both men and women, forcing them into the jungle. Yahaya Musa Dan Salio, a local representative, confirmed the dire situation, emphasizing the urgent need for increased security measures. Meanwhile, Kaduna police arrested three members of a terror gang in Zaria, seizing weapons and uncovering their syndicate’s reign of terror.
Bandits have raided Angwar Danko village in Kakangi Constituency, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, Kaduna State and forced abductees into the jungle.
According to Daily Trust, a large number of bandits stormed the town at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday and fired indiscriminately. Witnesses report that men and women who were seized by the assailants are presently being marched into the jungle.
Yahaya Musa Dan Salio, Kakangi Ward’s representative in the State House of Assembly, verified the occurrence. He added that he had yet to get complete information on the number of people taken, but verified that it was in the dozens.
“I just received a call from the area informing me that dozens of my constituents have been abducted. The bandits have surrounded the village, and as we speak, they are still there, taking their victims into the forest. The situation is dire,” he said.
Dan Salio voiced alarm, pointing out that the majority of the victims were men and implying that there may be deaths.
He emphasised the critical necessity for authorities to deploy more security checkpoints in the region to limit the movement of criminals.
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three street gang members believed to be terrorising residents of the Basawa Area of Sabon Gari in Zaria LGA.
The Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday in Kaduna and said that the gang members were arrested on Tuesday.
He said, ”At about 1600hrs, when the operatives were on routine patrol and arrested the three suspects namely, Shamsu Abdullahi, Hussaini Aliyu, and Muhammad Ahmed all of Zaria City, and within the vicinity of Mammy Market in the Basawa area.”
Hassan shared that when a spot search was conducted on the suspects, three sharp stainless cutlasses and one fork sharp knife concealed under their clothes were recovered from them
The PPRO said upon interrogation, the suspects failed to state what they were doing with the dangerous weapons found on them.
Hassan further revealed that investigations conducted by the operatives revealed that the gang were members of a syndicate that had been terrorising residents of Basawa and its environs.
He said that following these findings, the three suspects were promptly charged to court for prosecution.
