The wife of an employee of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic and the couple’s three children were kidnapped by bandits in Shika Village, Giwa Prefecture, Kaduna State.
According to the Daily Trust, a vigilante source said the suspected bandits entered the village around 11pm and walked to their target’s home without firing.
He said that immediately after the attack, vigilantes in neighboring villages were alerted and blocked all exits.
The source said: “We blocked the exit of Karau Karau and Sako villages and later engaged the bandits in a gun duel when they started shooting at us.
“However, we managed to overpower them, force them to retreat and run into the bush. While escaping, the bandit left behind one of the captives, a young girl.”
Giwa Municipal Council Chairman Zubairu Alhassan Zico, who confirmed the attack, said he “received a report of the attackers breaking into the resident of a certain Mallam Isa Umar, who works in the real estate department of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnics Zaria , and kidnapped four members of his family around 11 p.m..”
While hailing the tremendous effort being made by vigilantes, he promised the council would step up security surveillance in the area to rescue the victims.
He said security agents were combing bushes looking for the victims.
State Police Public Relations Officer Mohammed Jalinge was unavailable to comment on the incident at the time of writing.
