Many people were reportedly abducted when bandits attacked Keke area of New Millennium City, Kaduna state on Monday night.
Bandits had attacked Millennium City on many occasions in the last two months with Sabon Gero, Doka Maijama’a, Keke and Danbushiya all suffering spates of attack.
According to Blueprint findings, the attack occurred around 9:00pm during a heavy rain, as many residents were returning from work. The bandits went away with scores of people but the actual number of people kidnapped was yet to be ascertained.
Men of the Millennium City Police Division were in the area to investigate the attack and ascertain the number of people kidnapped.
Residents however told Blueprint that many people were kidnapped by the terrorists.
According to a resident, “the kidnappers came around 9:00pm during that rain. People were not alerted early enough, because the rain was heavy. They kidnapped many people. Most of the people kidnapped were just returning home during the attack and they ran into the bandits.”
