Gunmen raid Kaduna Millennium City, kidnap 30 in fresh attack

No fewer than 36 residents of Keke B Area of New Millennium City in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State were kidnapped by bandits who invaded the community on Monday night.

The attack it was gathered occurred around 9:00pm Monday night when many residents were yet to return from work.

Though men of the Millennium City Police Division were still in the area to ascertain the number of people kidnapped, a resident told our correspondent that about 36 people were kidnapped.

A resident, who confirmed the attack, told LEADERSHIP that, “The kidnappers came around 9:00pm when it was raining. So, people were not alerted early enough, because the rain was heavy. They kidnapped about 36 people. Most of the people kidnapped were just returning home and ran into the bandits during the attack.”

An eyewitness said that the bandits operated from house to house unchallenged.

According to another resident, Muhammad Salihu, “Many of us were still outside when the bandits attacked because it was quite early around 9pm. They came in a large number, shooting sporadically and brandishing dangerous weapons.