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Bandits invade Kaduna airport staff quarters, abduct scores

No fewer than nine persons including a whole family of six, a housewife and her two children, were abducted on Saturday as gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria quarters in Kaduna.

It was gathered that the hoodlums who rode on motorcycles stormed the staff quarters at about 12.30 am, Saturday.

The military was said to had engaged the bandits for about two hours but unfortunately the hoodlums went away with their abductees.

As at the time of filling this report, a spokesperson of the Kaduna State police command is yet to respond to messages by journalists to get police reaction.

Sunny Green Itodo

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