Residents protest as bandits abduct seven in fresh Kaduna attack

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Residents of Danhonu II community in New Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Monday protested against recurring kidnapping incidents, following the abduction of seven persons by suspected bandits.

The protesters marched to the Millennium City Divisional Police Headquarters, where they blocked the major access road while chanting solidarity songs and demanding urgent security intervention.

The latest attack, which occurred around 11:30pm on Sunday, involved bandits who stormed the community and abducted members of two families.

Those kidnapped were identified as Yahaya Yusuf, his wife, Latifat Yusuf, and their sons, Abdulgafar and Abdulqudus. Also abducted during the raid were Mrs Abdulrazak Jimoh and two of her children, whose names were not immediately disclosed.

Residents said the incident had heightened fear in the community, noting that it brought the total number of kidnap cases recorded in the area to 11 within a few months.

They alleged that the attacks were targeted mainly at non-indigenes living in the community, raising suspicion that informants might be aiding the criminals. Punch