A Police officer and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) have been killed by their abductors.
The NSCDC personnel, along with the Police officer, who was sick and had just come from another state, including a 14-year-old girl and a security man were abducted by gunmen at their houses at Mararaba-Rido, Chikun Local Government area of the state on August 28 August.
They were held captive for 13 days after they were kidnapped from their houses and later killed by yet to be known persons.
Confirming the incident, the NSCDC Public Relations Officer of Kaduna state command, Orndiir Terzungwe, said that the bodies of the late Civil Defence officer, Bulus Sanda, a police officer, and the girl were dumped at Tsoshon Gaya village along the Kaduna-Abuja highway by the kidnappers after they were killed.
He disclosed that the three dead bodies were later discovered by passers-by who alerted security operatives.
According to the NSCDC spokesman, the late Sanda who joined the corps in 2010, had served the corps in different locations, adding that he was dedicated to his duty in an exemplary manner.
However, he stated that in spite of the incident, the command will remain resolute and continue to perform all its statutory duties to ensure the safety and security of lives in Kaduna state.
