An armed gang invaded Kaigar Malamai village on Tuesday morning and abducted the village head alongside 15 others in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria.
WAP learned that the group entered the village in the middle of the night and operated for several hours after which they left with the victims.
Aliyu Magaji, a resident of the community who escaped with wounds said, “the group walked into our community shooting guns sporadically and terrorised the whole village before they began searching house to house.
“We escaped through the back doors, then later we found out they abducted our village head, Kabir Mai Unguwa, and 15 other people, including six wives, three young girls, and six children,” Magaji added
Another source who pleaded not to be named said: “They invaded our village around 12 a.m., three of the gang members forced one man to take them to the residence of his elder brother, using his motorcycle, which he did.
“Two of them went into the house and the other one who stood at the entrance asked the man to run away.
“When he left the place, he ran towards some security operatives and told them what was happening in the village, but instead of them to go and confront the gunmen, they asked the man to stay with them till daybreak.”
At the time of compiling this report, the Police Command in Katsina State was yet to comment on the development, but SP Gambo Isa said they are investigating the issue.
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