Kidnappers at the weekend
allegedly killed three people and kidnapped 10 others along the Kaduna-Sarkin
Pawa road in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State.
The Senator representing Niger
East, David Umaru, said people around the area disclosed the development on
Sunday.
According to him, the kidnappers,
who were dislodged from the Abuja-Kaduna expressway had shifted base to Munya
area of Niger State and were wreaking havoc on that part of the state.
He said from the information he
gathered, the kidnappers attacked about 15 villages situated along the Sarkin
Pawa-Kaduna road.
“I have received several calls
from villagers in Munya LGA about the activities of kidnappers operating
without challenge from security agencies,” he said.
Commenting, the Niger State
Commissioner of Police, Dibal Yaradi, said nine people were kidnapped in
communities in Munya and Shiroro LGAs from December 5 to date.
He said, “three girls were
abducted at Janja village in Munya while three others were kidnapped in Shoho
Kibla also in Munya and additional three in Erena in Shiroro LGA.”
The police boss added that in
Janja, armed men invaded the village and kidnapped three girls and killed their
father, one Sale Danjuma who was trying to resist the abduction of his
daughters.
He said the girls were still at
large, while information regarding the abduction in Shoho Kabla was still
sketchy.
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