Bandits kidnap three family members and nurse, k!ll one in Kaduna communities

Suspected bandits have k!lled one person and abducted four others, including three members of a family, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The three family members were abducted in Kyauta community, located on the outskirts of Millennium City.

The attack reportedly occurred around midnight on Monday, March 2, 2026 when armed men stormed the area, fired gunshots to scare residents and abducted five. 

The secretary of the local Joint Task Force (JTF), Abuammar Abdullahi, said the attackers fled towards a nearby bush.

He explained that one elderly woman was later found in the forest after she was reportedly abandoned because she could not keep pace with the kidnappers.

The wife of the house owner was also discovered hours later, after she was left behind by the fleeing gunmen.

The remaining victims, according to sources, are two boys and their aunt.

Residents, alongside JTF members who immediately mobilised, trailed the attackers and succeeded in arresting one suspect.

Abdullahi said the elderly woman later identified the suspect as one of the kidnappers. 

He was subsequently handed over to security personnel.

The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed that the suspect is currently in custody and investigations are ongoing.

In a similar development, bandits attacked Kujama, Tudun Wada, Chikun LGA, on March 2. 

The gunmen abducted several individuals, including Nurse Candy J. Awokson, and brutally k!lled Mr Ayuba Barau.