Protesters Block Abuja-Kaduna Highway Demand End To Kidnapping,
Banditry
Protesters on rampage
Residents of Gauraka community in Tafa Local Government Area
of Niger State have blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway to protest the incessant
cases of kidnapping in the community.
The protesters burnt tyres and halted vehicular movement on
the highway.
They demanded that the state and Federal Government boost
security in the area and end the incessant attacks.
This comes after kidnappers stormed the area on Saturday and
Sunday kidnapping at least fifteen persons from the community and killing three
others.
There have been speculations about Boko Haram terrorists
infiltrating Gauraka community after Governor Abubakar Bello announced that
terrorists have hoisted their flags in some communities in Niger State in
April.
Gauraka community is about five kilometres away from
Nigeria’s seat of power, Abuja.
Residents lament that they have long lost sleep due to the
activities of kidnappers who have continued to terrorise the community.
They explained that more than thirty people have been
abducted from January to date.
Niger State has come under serious banditry attacks which
have left hundreds of people killed, including security personnel, and more
than fifteen thousand people displaced who are now taking shelter in temporary
camps provided by the state government.
