Gunmen have reportedly abducted several residents in Kadunaafter attacking multiple villages in two LGAs. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgencypublication, the attackers struck Agwallan Centre, Janwuriya, and Afogovillages in Kajuru LGA on Thursday evening, whisking away an unspecified numberof people who were returning from their farms. Zagazola said the attackers were armed with sophisticatedweapons. Hours later, another group of gunmen reportedly invadedKallah and Aokpeshura villages in the same local government, firingsporadically and abducting more residents, including women and children. In the raid on Kallah village, residents identified as SimonAudi, 29; Beuty Audu, 23; and Holliness Simon, a six-month-old baby, were amongthe abductees. Citing community sources, Zagazola reported Enoch Simon, a40-year-old resident, was later rescued, while Anthony Saidu, 32, and JenecyObasanjo, 20, were taken to a hospital in Kujama for treatment after sustaininginjuries. A repentant bandit, identified as Babban Gayya, was blamedfor the attacks. Gayya was allegedly seeking revenge for the killing of some ofhis men by military operatives. Meanwhile, in Kauru LGA, gunmen reportedly moved from houseto house, abducting an unconfirmed number of residents from Kuyan Bana village. The attack was said to have happened on the same day as theKajuru LGA. Zagazola reported that the gunmen arrived in the communityand began shooting sporadically, causing panic among villagers, before theybegan abducting residents. Troops were later mobilised to the area, cordoning off thesurrounding forests and launching a search-and-rescue operation. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson for the police command inKaduna, did not respond to TheCable’s inquiry for comments.
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