Barely one month when hundreds of traders plying the Birnin-Gwari were kidnapped again an unspecified number of them travelling to Kano from Birnin Gwari have been abducted by bandits. Findings gathered that the bandits were said to have blocked the highway closed to Unguwar Yako forest where they abducted the traders. According to a local resident who pleaded for anonymity remarked that the victims were likely on a business trip moving from Birnin Gwari axis to kano before they got kidnapped. Recall, Birnin-Gwari road has remained an epicentre of kidnapping in recent times. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report… dozens of traders dozens of traders

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 13, 2022 01:04 UTC