On Tuesday, bandits attacked commuters on the Abuja-Kaduna highway and abducted an unspecified number of passengers.
The Kaduna Police Command spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed that the bandits had blocked the Audu Ogbe portion of the highway near Katari village around 4:20 p.m.
He claimed that they intercepted some vehicles and transported some people to an unknown location during the process.
According to Jalige, the quick response and arrival of security operatives stationed along the highway prevented the terrorists from abducting more passengers.
According to the spokesman, the security operatives engaged the criminals in a gun duel and successfully deterred them from further attacks.
According to him, normalcy was restored to the highway immediately following the clearance operation, allowing motorists to continue their journey.
The incident occurs nearly two months after a terrorist train attack at Dutse forest in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area. During the attack, eight people were killed, 26 were injured, and 62 others were taken away.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a suspected bandit and gun runner in Zaria Local Government Area.
The police said the suspect, Rilwanu Abdullahi of Damari village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was sighted on Tuesday with a Volkswagen car in a suspicious manner around the Madachi area of Zaria city.
On sighting the police operatives, he attempted to escape but was chased and apprehended, the security agency added.
A search carried out on the Volkswagen vehicle with Reg.no KNC 816 XC led to the recovery of an AK47 Rifle with six hundred (600) rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition.
Upon further interrogation, the suspect led detectives to another location where an additional Volkswagen car with Reg.No AX 973 LGA was recovered with the live ammunition carefully concealed inside the fuel tank aimed at evading the eagle eyes of security operatives.