Twenty-six persons have been abducted in the Runka community area of Katsina State by terrorists who disguised in women’s Abaya (dress). The victims according to Vanguard, mostly women and children were kidnapped over the weekend.
A local said: “In my house alone they abducted 10 females and two males. “In total, they abducted 26 people from the community. The informants include even those in our community. One of the terrorists was even heard exchanging pleasantries with an informant, telling him ‘Today we’ve come to your hometown’. We’re yet to identify him,” he alleged.
Chairman of Safana Local Government Area in Katsina State, while confirming the kidnap, Abdullahi Sani Safana, told journalists that 22 locals were abducted, but some were able to escape. He explained that they were taken by surprise as the terrorists disguised wearing Abaya, a sort of dress worn by women in the area. He said the DPO in the area has deployed his operatives, who together with soldiers stationed in the area have since commenced a rescue operation.
