Some bandits on Tuesday abducted students and travellers along the Birnin Gwari highway, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the hoodlums also burnt eight vehicles in which the students were travelling to participate in the examination for the School of Health Technology, in Makarfi, scheduled to hold at the Kaduna State University in the metropolis. The Public Relations Officer of the Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, Idris Saidu, who stated this in a statement, said the bandits laid siege on three different locations on the highway, forcing motorists to make u-turn. According to the spokesman, those who were not lucky fell into the trap set by the bandits and were subsequently abducted. The statement read, “Scores of travellers and students who were to write examinations for admission into school of Health, Makarfi affiliated to the Kaduna State University were abducted.

Source: Punch June 01, 2022 14:20 UTC