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Rocketparrot News gathered that in the early hours of Saturday, there was a fresh attack by terrorists on the Dogon-noma community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and abducted 15 women and a man.
Rocketparrot News gathered that in the early hours of Saturday, there was a fresh attack by terrorists on the Dogon-noma community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and abducted 15 women and a man.
A resident of the area, Mr Istifanus Ma’aji, confirmed the figure on Sunday morning.
The former chairman of the council, Cafra Caino, had earlier confirmed the fresh attack to one of our correspondents.
Istifanus could only confirm that 15 women and a man were kidnapped.
He said, “We cannot authoritatively confirm the total figure, because most of the villagers ran for their lives when the attackers struck.
“We can only confirm the figure when we can access the village.”
A parent, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “We were deeply saddened when we learned that the governor travelled to Morocco instead of staying here to make efforts for the rescue of our children.
“He swore to protect lives and property, but we are saddened that he is not showing enough concern for the issue at hand.”
Recalled that, following the mass abduction of 287 schoolchildren in Kuriga, over 40 primary schools have been shut down for fear of being attacked, and many communities deserted.
The Education Secretary of the Chikun Local Government Area, Dr Ibrahim Bulus, who confirmed the incident in Kaduna said, the schools were temporarily shut down until when the government would beef up security in the troubled areas.
“If the government beefs up security in the troubled areas, we can re-open the schools next week. We have to ensure the safety of our students, which is more important.
“This is a great setback, particularly for us in the education sector.”
A parent of one of the abducted pupils said, “Since 2014, villages and communities such as Kwalakwangi, Dokan-Ruwa, Maikyasuwa, and Shadow have been deserted. All the 11 primary schools in those communities have been forcefully closed down for fear of attacks by bandits.
Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, had urged President Bola Tinubu to allow him to open negotiation windows with the bandits in a bid to facilitate the release of the schoolchildren.
