Bandits have killed a newly married groom and abducted his pregnant wife in Jere town, Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State, according to reports.
The bandits were said to have also abducted four members of the family of a former Commissioner of Poverty Alleviation in Kaduna State, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Jere.
The bandits, who were said to have stormed the community on motorcycles, moved from house-to-house until they located the home of Jere, who it was gathered may have been their target.
Although the former Commissioner was not at home when the bandits visited his home, they, however, abducted his wife, a baby girl, his younger sister and his wifes sister.
A resident of the community told newsmen that the bandits also attacked the home of a newly-married couple and attempted to abduct the bride, but that the groom resisted and while dragging his wife with the bandits, they shot him dead.
He said there was tension in the community, as youths expressed anger that despite the combined security presence of soldiers, Divisional Police Office (DPO) and Police Area Command security agents failed to tackle the bandits, who reportedly operated for over three hours.
We made several calls to the various security agencies on ground, and they all ignored us. This is the second major attack on our community in the last three months, and we feel that the security agents stationed here are of no use to us, an angry youth, Adamu Jere, said.
According to eyewitnesses, the community would lodge a formal protest against security agents in Jere, adding that their action portrays them as people who are either colluding with the bandits or people who do not care about the security of the people.
He said hours after the bandits had escaped, security agents made efforts to trail them, and informed the community that they had successfully killed two of the bandits.
Kaduna Police spokesman, ASP Mohammed Jalige, did not answer his calls to react as of the time of filing this report.
