Gunmen broke into homes in Kwankwashe, a community located along the Suleja/Madalla road in Niger State in the wee hours of Wednesday, abducting residents, including children.
The victims were reportedly taken from 3 houses and a hotel within Unguwar Fulani area of the town.
Faith Lucky, a resident whose two children, a 17-year-old girl, and a 15-year-old boy, were taken, said she became aware of their presence when they started hitting her compound’s gate.
She said within 30 minutes, the armed men pulled down the gate, her window burglary and directed her to open her door at gun point.
The woman added that they were also forced to surrender their phones along with the available money in their possession, before leaving with the two children.
She said, “I woke up my children immediately and made an attempt to glance toward them through my window. But within a few minutes they rushed towards there and broke part of the window’s burglary.
“They flashed light, and pointed a gun towards me, directing that I should open the room’s door.
“In the process, they forced us to surrender our phones along with the available money in their possession before leaving with my the two children.”
Also, another resident said the gunmen arrived her compound around 1 am and that she along with her husband, were able to escape.
She said the attackers were able to reach the section where her visiting mother and brother in-laws were.
“So my brother-in-law remained with mama who could not move away. That was how they abducted him and also took our other belongings like phones, laptops, as well as clothes and shoes,” she said.
