Amidst lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic in Kaduna state, some yet to be identified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly gun to death a student of Kaura Namoda Polytechnic, Zamfara State, who hails from a community in the Chukun Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
According to reports made available to newsmen on Friday morning, a group of gunmen invaded the Kaduna community in the early hour, killed one, abducted a couple who were said to have newly relocated to the area.
A local resident Mr. Jeremiah Yuyoyo said that the gunmen invaded the area at about 1:30 am on Friday, April 17 shooting sporadically.
“Unfortunately, a neighbor who raised alarm was shot dead.
“They came shooting sporadically. Everybody was afraid. The shooting left all residents of Gbagyi Villa in fear. They killed one of the local security men and went away with two persons, a husband, and wife,” Yuyoyo revealed.
He added, “Residents of the affected area alerted police authorities who came to the area but couldn’t stay long, as they received another distress call.”
“While the police patrol team were in our area, they received another call that someone has been killed in Maraban Rido, and they had to leave.
“May God helps the situation in Kaduna,” Yuyoyo prayed.
On his part, the chairman of Vigilante in Gbagyi Villa, Martins Emmanuel, described the incident as unfortunate.
He, however, noted that they were still trying to unravel the circumstances of the incident.
As at the time this report was given, no comment from the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mohammed Jalinge, who was reached on phone, neither responded to the SMS text.
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