By Yemi Monday
The wife and son of the Village Head of Magamin Kano, a border village in Ningi Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State, Alhaji Bashir Abubakar, were on Monday kidnapped and taken to unknown destination by yet to be identified gunmen.
Sources said the gunmen also shot and killed one person while another person was shot on his thigh and is receiving medical attention at the Ningi General Hospital. They had invaded his residence which took place for several hours.
The unidentified gunmen who were said to be well armed with sophisticated weapons had invaded and attack the village and the residence of the Village Head late in the night, shooting sporadically as usual.
Information available revealed that the traditional ruler was the main target but he was able to escape, but his wife and son were not as lucky.
A source in the village told our Correspondent that after operating for several hours, the gunmen who were many, took the direction of Ningi forest which is now their operations centre.
Recall that the yet to be identified gunmen had invaded Kafin Lemo last during which they broke into shops and houses carted away stuffs and shot one person on his leg in the process.
The issue of insecurity has become a worst situation in Ningi LGA instilling seri fear and panicking into the hearts of the residents, they are now afraid to go to their farms or engage in any venture.
In a chat with some of the residents, they expressed dismay over the inability of the government and security agencies to protect them from the incessant attacks.
The residents are wondering if the unknown gunmen have overpowered the strength of the security agencies in the area calling for urgent intervention to change the narrative and return peace to the area.
Reports have it that in the last One month, gunmen invaded and attacked a number of villages in Ningi LGA, kidnapped people killing 2 others in the process and received ransom money that was not less than N50m from families of the kidnap victims before they were released.
As of the time of filling this report, the State Police Command has not responded to enquiries made about the crimes as the PPRO did not respond to sms and whatsapp messages sent to his mobile number.
