Fear Grip As Protesters Block Abuja-Kaduna Highway Over Banditry

Angry youth on Saturday blocked the Abuja-Kaduna Highway over attacks by incessant bandits.

The protest was reportedly triggered by the killing of a 13-year-old girl by bandits.

According to Daily Trust, the tragic incident occurred at Anguwar Magaji in Chikun Local Government Area of the state.

Residents said bandits stormed the house of the village head and abducted his family as well as other persons in the community.

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According to resident of the area, they are not safe at home and on their farms.

“We cannot go to our farms and yet they will follow us to our homes to abduct us for ransom. They killed a 13-year-old girl, a security man in the village as well as abducted other residents including the family of the village head,” he lamented.