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Again, Fulani Herdsmen Storm Kaduna Village, Attack CAN Chairman, Abduct Police Officer, Others
No fewer than four persons were abducted on Friday when marauding Fulani herdsmen invaded Mararaba Rido, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State
Those abducted are an ailing police officer that had just come from another State, a Civil Defence officer, a 14-year-old girl and a security man and went away with them.
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, chairman Kaduna north local government, Rev. Elisha Abu Dreams, who confirmed the incident said the Invasion and abductions were carried out in the early hours of today.
Abu dreams disclosed that his house was the first the gunmen attacked around 11:57 pm.
He said they try to force their way into his home by breaking the down the door when they asked him to open the door and he refused.
He said, in the process of trying to break in, they alerted the police but the gunmen left before the arrival of the police.
According to Rev. Abu Dreams, “The suspected kidnappers first came to my house at exactly 11:57pm and they called, spoke in Fulani and Hausa language that l should open the door for them. Immediately, l and my family started praying for divine intervention from God Almighty. DailyPost quoted Rev. Abu Dreams to have said.
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“While we were praying and refused to open the entrance to the house, they tried using hammer to break the entrance to the house but could not succeed. While they were making efforts to have their way into the house, we were still praying to God for help.
“They later used automatic gun by shooting on the door so that they could gain entrance to the house, yet we were still praying and at the same time, l called on the police to inform them of what we were going through and for their immediate assistance. Before the police personnel could come to the house, they left without gaining entrance to the house.”
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