Bandits storm Kaduna community, abduct pregnant woman

Less than a week after a deadly attack in Makarfi Local Government Area, Kaduna State, bandits have once again targeted the village of Tashan Yari.

The assailants reportedly stormed the community on Monday night, firing sporadically and creating panic among residents.

During the attack, they abducted a pregnant woman, identified as the wife of Malam Bala from Unguwan Lole in Tashan Yari.

A source from the local government confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters via WhatsApp. The source noted that Tashan Yari is approximately two to three kilometers from Makarfi town, the local government headquarters.

More details about the attack are still being awaited, according to the source.

This latest incident comes just a week after a similar violent attack in Gimi Tasha village, within the same local government area.

In that attack, bandits killed Uwais Yahaya and abducted his mother, who remains in captivity. They also shot his father, Alhaji Yahaya Ilu, and his brother, Ibrahim Yahaya.

Ibrahim Yahaya succumbed to his gunshot wounds over the weekend, while his father, Alhaji Yahaya Ilu, is still recovering in the hospital.

In a related incident, last Thursday, October 9, SaharaReporters reported that bandits that morning attacked Gimi Tasha village in Makarfi Local Government Area, killing a man and abducting his mother, while leaving two others injured.

The deceased, identified as Uwais Yahaya, was shot during the raid, while the assailants abducted his mother. Eyewitnesses said the bandits targeted Uwais Yahaya’s mother, leaving his wife.

Two other family members, Alhaji Yahaya Ilu, the father, and Ibrahim Yahaya, one of Uwais’s sons, were also shot with AK-47 rifles but survived and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Makarfi is located within the Kaduna North senatorial district.

(SaharaReporters)