From Maiharaji Altine Gusau
Gunmen who were over 30 invaded Sabo GRA in Chikun Local Government Area of kaduna state, abducted a house wife and her four children.
They also attempted to break into a residential area in an attempt to commit heinous crime but were chased away by the police.
In a press release, the spokesperson of the Kaduna state Police’command, ASP Muhammed Jalige said, “On the early hours of 11th December, 2021 at about 0105hrs, the Kaduna Police Command through Divisional Police Officer Sabon Tasha Division Kaduna acted on a distress call received from a good Samaritan to the fact that some suspected armed bandits numbering about thirty (30) with some in military gears and bearing dangerous weapons, were making ferocious effort to break into a residential area at Sabo GRA in Chikun LGA of the State in an attempt to commit heinous crime”.
“On receiving the distress call, Operatives were immediately mobilized with the support of other security agents to the scene with a view to thwart the bandit’s intention”.
“The criminals on sensing the presence of security agents, started shooting indiscriminately”.
“However, the Operatives did not hesitate in returning fire for fire and succeeded in foiling the attempt”.
“The criminals been frustrated by the Police and other security agents, set the resident on fire and flee for their lives”.
“Unfortunately, it was discovered that the bandits operated simultaneously with one at oil village in the same Sabo Location where they kidnapped a woman and her four (4) children to an unknown destination”.
ASP Jalige said, investigation into the two incidences has since commenced while effort was ongoing to facilitate safe rescue of the victims of the other sad incident.
He maitained that, the Command was deeply saddened by the setback but was doing everything possible to restore normalcy within the public space in line with the directive of the Inspector General of Police IGP Baba Usman Alkali.
He urged members of the public to promptly report suspicious situations and incidences, concluding that, “It will elicit a quick positive response from the Command”.
