John Shiklam in Kaduna
Fourteen people have been reportedly abducted in a fresh attack on Dogon Noma community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
One person was also said to be seriously injured during the attack, reported to have occurred on Saturday at about 5:45am.
A lawmaker representing Kajuru in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Usman Danlami Stingo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview yesterday.
He said Dogon Noma was the village where he came from, lamenting that the community had been under constant attacks by bandits since 2019.
“The bandits invaded the community on Saturday, at about 5:45am and kidnapped 14 people while one person was seriously injured. The attacks on our community have been persistent since 2019 and there seemed to be no to end,” Stingo said.
The lawmaker lamented that the attacks had been persistent because “The government seemed to have no political will to end banditry.
“If the government has the political will to end it, soldiers will clear the bandits from their hideouts in the bushes within few days.”
According to him, “In 2019, the bandits killed 71 people in just one day. In 2022, they abducted 28 people in the community after killing 32 people in one day. We had to pay ransom with difficulties.”
The attack on Dogon Noma occurred barely four days after the bandits invaded Buda Hausa community, also in Kajuru LGA and abducted 61 people who were still in captivity.
