Terrorists abducted an unspecified number of passengers from two vehicles on the Katsina/Jibia highway in Katsina State on Wednesday evening.
According to sources, the incident occurred around 5 p.m. on a stretch of highway in Kadobe village.
Gambo Isah, spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, confirmed the incident, insisting that he be given time to determine the exact number of those kidnapped.
He said, ” Yes, it is true but give me time to find out the actual numbers of those kidnapped as not all the passengers were kidnapped.”
It was learnt that the terrorists arrived at the scene of the incident on no fewer than twenty motorcycles and stood in the middle of the road, shooting indiscriminately.
The drivers of the two vehicles were said to have panicked and veered off the road.
The terrorists were said to have thereafter swooped on the vehicles and abducted some of the occupants.
Security operatives were said to have later arrived the scene to secure the highway.