Suspected bandits have kidnapped seven family members alongside three residents in Unguwar Sabon-Titi along the Katari–Hayin Dam road in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A resident of Katari, Mr Markus Yakubu, confirmed the incident, saying it happened around 9:32 pm on Thursday.
He said the bandits, wielding sophisticated weapons, invaded a compound and whisked away seven family members as well as three other residents from a neighbouring house.
The resident said the bandits operated quietly without shooting but began firing after moving the victims out of the town.
“The bandits came in a large number and surrounded my neighbour’s house before some of them entered the compound and whisked away people, who are all members of one family. They later proceeded to the next house and carried three people,” he said.
According to him, the bandits could not shoot because the location of the house they invaded is very close to the Katari DPO’s residence.
He named the abducted victims as Jummai Amos, Barnabas Amos, Iko Amos, Baby Amos, Eunice Amos, Eshiwan Amos and Godwin Amos, as well as three other neighbours, Bagudu Damisa, Evelyn Damisa and Alfred Iriyo.
“Actually, the house of the DPO of Katari is close to the house the bandits attacked, which I believe is why they didn’t shoot in order not to attract his attention,” Yakubu said.
It was confirmed within the community that security operatives were combing the forest to trace the location of the bandits and rescue the victims alive.
The spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Hassan Mansur, did not pick calls or reply to text messages sent to his phone regarding the latest abduction.
