Kaduna: Suspected Terrorists Shoot Driver, Kidnap Three Passengers

Armed terrorists have kidnapped three passengers along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway.

The victims were whisked away on Sunday between Dikko and Jere communities after the car conveying the victims broke down.

It was also gathered that while parked and waiting for a mechanic to come fix the faulty vehicle, the gunmen struck and killed the driver on the spot and took the three passengers away.

One of the victims identified as Sadiya Ahmed and her co-travellers were said to have hired a commercial driver for the trip from Abuja.

Family sources were reported to have said the bandits contacted them, demanding ₦20 million ransom to be delivered before Wednesday.

According to the family, the bandits said the victims had been taken to a forest in Sarkin Pawa, Niger State.

“They had just passed through Dikko Junction before Jere when the car began to overheat, so they had to stop and get a mechanic.

“It was in the process of waiting for the mechanic that the bandits attacked them.

"They killed the driver on the spot and took his corpse along with the kidnapped victims.

“They [bandits] called and told us that Hajia Sa’adiya and the other two persons have been taken to a forest in Sarkin Pawa."

Kaduna State Police PPRO, Mohammed Jalige said he would speak on the matter after making inquiries.