Gunmen suspected to be bandits have invaded the residence of a community leader of Sarkin Hausawa of Anguwar Azara in Jere, Kaduna State and abducted his 2 wives and four daughters.
The leader identified as Malam Ibrahim Tanko confirmed the incident to Daily Trust by telephone, giving the names of his abducted wives as Maimuna Ibrahim and Hauwawu Ibrahim.
He listed his 4 abducted daughters as Aisha, Farida, Zainab and Hussaina.
Tanko said his senior wife, Hauwawu was later set free when her captors discovered that she is suffering from high blood pressure.
He said the bandits, who wielded sophisticated weapons, invaded his house around 11:52 pm on Tuesday, February 15.
The distraught community leader said he managed to escape using one of the exit doors.
“It was after they searched and couldn’t see me that they went into room where my daughters were sleeping and whisked four of them away at gunpoint,” he said.
According to him, the bandits proceeded to a neighbour’s house and whisked away four residents alongside a nursing mother identified as Laraba Umar.
“In fact, they macheted the woman’s husband until he became unconscious. He is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital at Katari,” he said.
The Sarkin Hausawa said soldiers arrived the area an hour after the bandits had left with their victims.
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