Gunmen attack Jigawa community, shoot two, kidnap others

The law enforcement in Jigawa Condition on Tuesday verified the abduction of two people pursuing an attack by gunmen in Andaza Neighborhood in Kiyawa Nearby Government Spot.

The law enforcement commissioner in the condition, Emmanuel Effiom, reported the gunmen also shot two other residents through the incident that transpired on Monday.

Inhabitants claimed the kidnappers, wielding automatic weapons, attacked the town at midnight and went straight to the residence of their target, a healthcare medical professional.

“On Monday at 2:43 am gunmen invaded the residence of just one Husseini Yakubu at Andaza village in the Kiyawa Area Authorities region and kidnapped his mother and daughter,” Mr Effiom explained.

The law enforcement chief recognized the victims as Khadija Yakubu, 50, and Aisha Shehu, 15. He explained they were being abducted at the identical location.

Mr Effiom claimed a single Musa Dahiru and Sani Nuhu ended up shot in the legs and fingers respectively. They had been rushed to a hospital in the Andaza local community.

“Police upon obtained (receiving) of the details, they rush to the scene of the criminal offense, the police did not come across any vehicle close to, so they abide by their footsteps which led them to a bush and they identified that the abductors came with bikes wherever they took their victims and fled.”

Endeavours are remaining made to rescue the victims unhurt, the commissioner mentioned.

Assaults in Kiyawa

The police also acknowledged that Kiyawa Community Govt in the southwest senatorial zone of the state is getting a hotbed of criminality.

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The law enforcement commissioner reported previous month, a comparable incident transpired in the council location. He, however, said individuals who took portion in that incident have been arrested.

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“The final human being fingered in the former incident was arrested on Monday in Lagos State. He is being conveyed to Jigawa to encounter the regulation,” he mentioned.

Mr Effiom stated a theft was described in the very same Kiyawa Area Governing administration Area final month and the suspects were being also arrested.

He appealed to the resident to be vigilant and report any suspicious person (s) to the regulation enforcement agencies in the condition.