Two kidnapped, another shot by suspected Fulani herdsmen along Abuja-Kaduna road

Two kidnapped, another shot by suspected Fulani herdsmen along Abuja-Kaduna road

- Suspected Fulani herdsmen have shot an aide to Senator Shehu Sanni along the Abuja-Kaduna road

- Lawal Adamu who was shot by the gunmen says he heard the attackers speak the Fulani language fluently

- The FCT police command says it has not been briefed about the attack

Suspected Fulani herdsmen kidnap, shot motorists on Abuja-Kaduna road
Abuja-Kaduna-expressway, photo credits: Premium Times.

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped two people and shot another along the Abuja-Kaduna road.

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Premium Times reports that the gunmen launched an attack on motorists on the highway which serves as an alternate route that links the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to Kaduna state on Thursday, March 9.

The shot victim, Lawal Adamu, who narrated the attack from his hospital bed at the national hospital, Abuja, said the robbers, who were up to six, were Fulani herdsmen.

“They are Fulani; they were speaking the Fulani language fluently. I am very sure of what I’m saying,” he said.

Mr. Adamu, an aide to Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, said he was on his way back to Kaduna alongside his brother after he visited the lawmaker in Abuja.

The victim, who was driving his car, said he ran into the armed persons in Bwari on Thursday evening.

He said the bandits blocked the road and opened fire on him.

According to him, he sustained two gunshot wounds on his back for which he was being treated at the national hospital.

Adamu said when the robbers searched the vehicle and were not satisfied with what they got, they kidnapped his brother and another person whose car they also stopped.

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An aide to Senator Sani has confirmed that the robbers had made contact and were demanding N10 million for the release of Mr. Adamu’s brother.

As at the time of filing this report, Mr. Adamu was still at the national hospital, awaiting surgery to remove the remaining bullets from his body.

When contacted about the incident, the FCT police command, the spokesperson, Mamzah Anjuguri, said he had not been briefed but would find out more on it.

In a related news, A Delta state House of Assembly lawmaker has raised an alarm on how some herdsmen in a community in the state receives supplies from a helicopter.

Evance Ivwurie, the lawmaker who represents Ethiope East said an unknown helicopter was always landing inside Ovre-Abraka desert where scores of herdsmen reside.

Ivwurie who has also launched an Operation Arrest, Meet and Engage Their Sponsor campaign against herdsmen in Ethiope said the activities of the herdsmen is a time-bomb waiting to explode.

Source: Legit.ng

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