Bandits in Nigeria continue to carry out their nefarious activity with impunity particularly in the Northern part of the country as no fewer than eleven residents of staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Kaduna have been abducted following a night raid on the facility.
In February alone, 23 persons were killed in attacks in five LGAs with multiple incidents of attacks and killings in various parts of the state in March.
Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN spokesperson who confirmed the incident said the suspected bandits attacked on Saturday morning and abducted a number of the staff.
“They went away with about nine of our staff and their family members at the quarters,” she said.
It was gathered that the cry by some of the victims had attracted the military personnel nearby who engaged the bandits in a gun duel which lasted for hours, but the bandits eventually made away with the victims on motorcycles.
According to credible sources, the gunmen gained access by vandalizing the perimeter fence between the airport and the staff quarters.
The houses of staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and a staff of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) were said to have been attacked.
He said the bandits attacked two houses and abducted 11 persons.
“The gunmen invaded the staff quarters at about 2am and attacked two houses,” he said.
“The bandits abducted nine members of the family of the NAMA staff and the wife and son of the NIMet staff.
“The staff quarter is located before the tollgate to the airport. It is all fenced, but bandits tampered with the fence and entered the staff quarters.
“They came in through the land side where flights operate”, the source said.
When contacted, Police spokesman in the state Mohammed Jalige said he had details of the attack at the moment.
Kaduna has suffered a series of attacks from bandits over the months.
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