Armed bandits have reportedly attacked the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria quarters in Kaduna, abducting about nine persons.
The bandits were said to have gained access to the quarters through the airport runway at about 12.30 am, Saturday.
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According to reports, the incident lasted for hours as military personnel engaged the bandits, but sadly the attackers escaped on motorcycles with their abductees.
The abductees were made up of a family of six, a housewife and two children.
This is the first time the FAAN quarters experienced such attack admist the high level of Insecurity in the state.
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Reacting to the attack on Saturday, Senator Shehu Sani said the terror was on the edges of Nigerian cities.
He said: “The attacks on the Federal Airport Quaters Kaduna and the kidnapping of scores of people is tragic and unfortunate.
“The proximity of the scene of the crime to the Airport, security formations and the Defence academy, raises questions.
“The terror is on the edges of our city.”
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