According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency
publication, the attackers struck Agwallan Centre, Janwuriya, and Afogo
villages in Kajuru LGA on Thursday evening, whisking away an unspecified number
of people who were returning from their farms.

Zagazola said the attackers were armed with sophisticated
weapons.

Hours later, another group of gunmen reportedly invaded
Kallah and Aokpeshura villages in the same local government, firing
sporadically and abducting more residents, including women and children.

In the raid on Kallah village, residents identified as Simon
Audi, 29; Beuty Audu, 23; and Holliness Simon, a six-month-old baby, were among
the abductees.

Citing community sources, Zagazola reported Enoch Simon, a
40-year-old resident, was later rescued, while Anthony Saidu, 32, and Jenecy
Obasanjo, 20, were taken to a hospital in Kujama for treatment after sustaining
injuries.

A repentant bandit, identified as Babban Gayya, was blamed
for the attacks. Gayya was allegedly seeking revenge for the killing of some of
his men by military operatives.

Meanwhile, in Kauru LGA, gunmen reportedly moved from house
to house, abducting an unconfirmed number of residents from Kuyan Bana village.

The attack was said to have happened on the same day as the
Kajuru LGA.

Zagazola reported that the gunmen arrived in the community
and began shooting sporadically, causing panic among villagers, before they
began abducting residents.

Troops were later mobilised to the area, cordoning off the
surrounding forests and launching a search-and-rescue operation.

Mansir Hassan, spokesperson for the police command in
Kaduna, did not respond to TheCable’s inquiry for comments.