Twelve persons, including a nursing mother, were taken hostage when gunmen suspected of being kidnappers invaded certain communities in the Ningi and Toro Local Governments of Bauchi State.
On Saturday night, the kidnappers carried out two separate incursions into the communities in the two local government regions.
Adama Abdulsalam, a nursing mother who was abducted, is the wife of a businessman in Yadagungume, a town in Ningi.
Musa Adamu, a resident of Gumau in Toro Local Government, revealed that locals are concerned about the recent activities of local criminals.
According to Mr. Adamu, the gunmen raided their neighborhood and took Saleh Jange and Babangida Danrimi hostage.
“Business activities in the communities had already been crippled by the fear of bandits,” Mr. Illiya claimed.
Residents of the adjacent Bura forest’s towns and villages in the Ningi local government district claim that immediate security action is required to stop the bandit threat.
Manu Garba, a village leader, reported that bandits had “returned in different areas of Ningi local Government area and kidnapped six persons, including a 20-year-old nursing mother and her baby.”
16 days after some of them were dealt with by state security agents, the bandits have returned and are terrorizing the citizens of Ningi.
According to Mr. Garba, “this time, they invaded and attacked three nearby communities within three days, kidnapping four people in the process.”
On Thursday night, gunmen raided Sanger, a neighborhood in Kwangoro village, kidnapped one individual, and then called to demand a ransom, according to a local who does not want his identity published.
According to him, gunmen also invaded Billiri Gorore Village in Lumbu that evening and abducted Chibi Lumbu and Siba Lumbu, two villagers.
In a separate incident, bandits stormed Yadagungume town on Saturday night and kidnapped a local businessman’s wife.
When reached, Ibrahim Zubairu, the acting chairman of the Ningi local government district, verified the happenings and characterized them as horrible.
Upon learning of the report, Mr. Zubairu said he quickly dispatched security personnel to the impacted neighborhoods in order to provide relief.
“We are working to stop the security problems that are threatening the region’s peace and tranquility.
Before the current attacks, communities inside the local government lived in tranquility for 16 days without any reports of kidnapping activities, the chairman added. “We have recorded great success in the fight against insecurity.”
However, Ahmed Wakili, the spokesperson for the Bauchi State Police Command, was unavailable for comment.
