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Kaduna on fire as bandits raid Agunu Dutsem, kidnap 57 persons

At least, 57 persons have been kidnapped and other shot after bandits attacked Agunu Dutse community, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

It was gathered that the terrorists stormed the community on foot in the early hours of Thursday, at about 1 am.

Daily Post quoted a source as saying that the terrorists came to the community in their large numbers and started shooting sporadically to put fear in the hearts of the natives.

He explained, “The victims included 16 men, nine children and 32 women. The villagers could not repel them because of the kind of sophisticated weapons they were using and had to run away for their lives.”

Ben Idah

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