By Ben Agande
Kaduna – There seems to be no end to the orgy of violence and kidnapping in the Birning Gwari axis of Kaduna state as another 47 persons, mostly travellers were reported to have been abducted by bandits in the area between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

Kidnap

Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Birning Gwari branch, Danladi Duniya, who confirmed the incident on phone in Kaduna, said those abducted were travelling in three vehicles from Birnin-Gwari to Kano.

He said each of the vehicles was conveying no fewer than seven passengers each, totalling 21 persons.

The Chairman also disclosed that about 17 people were kidnapped along Kwanan Dutse in the same vicinity.

Danladi Duniya said the Tuesday incident involved a Sharon bus carrying many passengers.

According to him, “today (yesterday) around 8a.m., another batch of 21 people were abducted near Labi village along the same Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road.

“Today’s (yesterday) incident affected three of our vehicles and each contained seven passengers, making total of 21 persons, which include males and females going to Kano for various business.”

Trailers, tankers too

He also said apart from the three cars, people in a trailer and a tanker were also abducted by the bandits.

“I cannot confirm the number of those inside the trailer and tanker. But 21 were taken from vehicles belonging to our members.”

He called for the quick intervention of the relevant authorities, saying the bandits still operate with impunity along that route in spite of the reported deployment of soldiers and the Police to the area to curb their activities.

Contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mukhtar Aliyu, promised to get the details and get back.

However, he had not done so at press time.