Daredevil kidnappers have returned to the Abuja-Kaduna highway yesterday, abducting dozens of travellers.
Recall that the kidnappers had on Sunday abducted an unspecified number of passengers and killed a notable Zamfara politician, Sagir Hamidu.
It was reliably gathered that the kidnappers returned to the highway yesterday, at about 4:30 p.m., and opened fire on motorists. Sources said the incident occurred less than five kilometres away from the point the assailants operated on Sunday.
According to an eyewitness who plied the road immediately after the incident, Lawan Sani, disclosed that he saw at least four abandoned vehicles with shattered windshields and flat tyres.
He said, “There was serious commotion and panic around the area. Soldiers arrived at the scene almost immediately, but the bandits briskly finished the operation within minutes and disappeared into the bush with many people.
“I saw an 18-seater bus belonging to Zamfara Mass Transit, a Toyota Yaris, a Volkswagen Golf and one other vehicle that I could not remember the model. The vehicles were raided with bullets and were without their occupants”, Lawan added.
The Kaduna State Police Command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report.
