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How Soldiers Foiled Kidnap Mission In Kaduna
On Saturday, Bandits who stormed Sabon Tasha GRA in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State ran off when soldiers responded to a distress call.
The armed gang had initially set a house on fire after failing in its mission to abduct the owner.
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It was gathered that the bandits invaded the community around 12:30 am Saturday but soldiers intervened shortly after.
They reportedly engaged the soldiers in a shootout but eventually bowed to the superior firepower of the troops.
A resident, who simply identified himself as Benjamin, said the bandits had set a house on fire and were about carrying out a house-to-house raid when soldiers arrived.
“We thanked God the Soldiers arrived on time, if not the story would have been bad because they (bandits) came to pick the house owner but fortunately the house was empty and the bandits set the house on fire out of frustration,” he said.
It was also learnt that the bandits attacked the community two days ago and took away a man, his wife, and daughter.
The gun duel which lasted for an hour between the soldiers and the bandits caused tension in the community.
The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Jalige Mohammed couldn’t be reached for comment at the time of this report.
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