Bandit Terrorists Kill Police Officer, Abduct 23 Others In Kaduna

Bandit terrorists have killed a police officer, while twenty-three others were abducted in Ungwan Maje and Ungwan Laka villages in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

Information has it that the terrorists attacked the communities in the early hours of Wednesday and shot at villagers who were still sleeping.

The villagers said that bandits terrorists attacked Ungwan Maje where they abducted twenty three people and afterwards entered into another community called Ungwan Maje where a police officer identified as Joshua Markus was killed.

Another information said that the police officer who lost his life in the attack was on a visit to his family from the Rivers State Command where he was serving.

The terrorists then abducted his wife and daughter.

The incident was confirmed by the spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed Jalige.

He said that security operatives are working on arresting the bandits and rescuing the kidnapped victims.