{"id":91065,"date":"2023-06-29T19:28:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T18:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gunmen-kidnap-bauchi-village-heads-wife-son-kill-one"},"modified":"2023-06-29T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T20:55:32","slug":"gunmen-kidnap-bauchi-village-heads-wife-son-kill-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gunmen-kidnap-bauchi-village-heads-wife-son-kill-one","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen kidnap Bauchi village head\u2019s wife, son, kill one"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Gunmen, on Monday, invaded Magamin Kano in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State and abducted the wife and the son of the village head, Alhaji Bashir Abubakar.<\/p>\n

Sources disclosed that Abubakar was the main target of the gunmen who headed straight for his residence but he escaped.<\/p>\n

The gunmen, said to have been fully armed with sophisticated weapons, according to sources, shot and killed one person.<\/p>\n

Another resident was shot by the gunmen on his thigh and was taken to Ningi General Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment.<\/p>\n

The gunmen headed towards the Ningi forest after operating in the village for many hours and went away with the wife and the son of the village head.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s incident has added to the spate of attacks and kidnappings in Ningi LGA, where insecurity has been giving residents a serious concern.<\/p>\n

In the last few weeks, a series of kidnappings had occurred in the area, with not less than four persons abducted, two others gruesomely killed, and a number of others injured.<\/p>\n

Unconfirmed reports have it that residents of different villages attacked had paid not less than N50 million as ransom to secure the release of their people abducted during the operations.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Gunmen, on Monday, invaded Magamin Kano in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State and abducted the wife and the son of the village head, Alhaji Bashir Abubakar. Sources disclosed that Abubakar was the main target of the gunmen who headed straight for his residence but he escaped. 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