{"id":151109,"date":"2025-02-17T16:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:48:30","slug":"senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children","title":{"rendered":"Senator calls for Army base in Southern Kaduna community as bandits snatch 22 women, children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Bandits have attacked a community in Southern Kaduna community and abducted 22 locals, mostly women and children, in separate incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks occurred in the Kugauta community of Kusheka, Kumana Chiefdom and Kitanda community of Geshere, Kumana Chiefdom in Kauru Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, condemned the attacks and expressed concern over the rising insecurity in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Katung now wants the military and the Kaduna State Government to collaborate in establishing a Forward Operation Base, FOB, in the troubled area to combat the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>The senator described the attacks as \u201cheinous criminality\u201d against innocent people, particularly in communities of Kauru, Kachia, Zangon Kataf, Kaura, and Sanga Local Government Areas.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Katung appealed to the people to partner with the security agencies to provide relevant information that would lead to the arrest of criminal elements and their informants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe abduction of 22 locals, mostly women and children, has brought immense pain and untold hardship to the affected communities. The incident has shaken the well-being of the people and it is imperative that the government takes immediate action to ensure their safety and security, the senator said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe establishment of a Forward Operation Base, FOB, in the troubled area is a step in the right direction, as it will enable the security agencies to respond quickly and effectively to any security threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt is also essential to address the root causes of insecurity, including poverty, unemployment, and social inequality, to prevent such attacks from occurring in the future,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Bandits have attacked a community in Southern Kaduna community and abducted 22 locals, mostly women and children, in separate incidents. The attacks occurred in the Kugauta community of Kusheka, Kumana Chiefdom and Kitanda community of Geshere, Kumana Chiefdom in Kauru Local Government Area. Reacting to the development, Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":151108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[46,96,254],"class_list":["post-151109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-army","tag-kaduna","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Senator calls for Army base in Southern Kaduna community as bandits snatch 22 women, children - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bandits have attacked a community in Southern Kaduna community and abducted 22 locals, mostly women and children, in sep ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senator calls for Army base in Southern Kaduna community as bandits snatch 22 women, children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bandits have attacked a community in Southern Kaduna community and abducted 22 locals, mostly women and children, in sep ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-17T15:34:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-20T15:48:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739799496.338728.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Senator calls for Army base in Southern Kaduna community as bandits snatch 22 women, children\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-17T15:34:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-20T15:48:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children\"},\"wordCount\":283,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739799496.338728.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"army\",\"Kaduna\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senator-calls-for-army-base-in-southern-kaduna-community-as-bandits-snatch-22-women-children\",\"name\":\"Senator calls for Army base in Southern Kaduna community as bandits snatch 22 women, children - 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