There was tension in Angwan Aku, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State as some bandits reportedly attacked the community on Christmas Day.
It was reported that the suspected bandits killed one person and kidnapped no fewer than 45 during the attack.
According to reports obtained by NIGERIACRIME, the bandits attacked the community while the Christian faithful were getting set to attend Church services in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
It was learnt that the bandits in their hundreds rode on motorcycles, and were said to have parked their motorbikes along the road before invading the villages, shooting indiscriminately.
According to a source, the bandits went from house-to-house picking their victims, adding that at the end, they went away with 53 but seven people escaped while they killed one.
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The source added that at the moment 45 of the villagers are with the bandits.
“The bandits struck at about 10:00 am on Sunday, being Christmas Day, when Christians were getting set for Church services.
“They were in large numbers. They came on motorcycles but they parked by the roadside and moved from house-to-house to attack residents.
“They killed one person on the spot and made away with 53 but seven escaped and returned home. 45 people are still with them,” he said.
There was no official confirmation of the attack from either the state government or the state police command.
Spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, Mohammed Jalige, could not confirm the incident, but he promised to find out and get back.“I will find out and get back to you please”, he said on the telephone.