Kidnapped Kaduna Community Residents Freed

After weeks in captivity, residents kidnapped from Angwan Aku community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have finally regained their freedom.

Bandits had on December 25 attacked the community  just as residents were preparing to go to church to celebrate Christmas.

The gunmen were said to have stormed the village on motorcycles.

“They came around 10am on when people were preparing to go to church,”a resident of the community said.

“There were many and they parked their motorcycles on a bush path before they entered the village, shooting sporadically.

“They went from house to house, kidnapping people.

”They killed one person and went with 53 people, but seven people escaped and came back. So, 45 people are with them”

Confirming the development in a Facebook post, a member of the community, Jacob Jatau said the victims were released on February 3, 2023 after paying ransom.