Chai! Na serious matter wey dey happen for Kaduna o! The village head of Kurmin Wali, Mr. Ishaku Dan’azumi, don drop beta gist say dem bandits wey kidnap 177 Christian worshippers don show face again. Dis time, dem dey waka for bush between Ungwan Gamu and Maro areas. Wetin happen be say na Thursday morning dem sight am.
According to Mr. Dan’azumi, dem no fit confirm where dem dey go, but dem don see bandits dey trek with the people wey dem carry. Na after dem notice security operatives for the area wey dem come make the threats. E talk say di bandits call dem, dey vex say community don bring soldiers come dey yan say dem get strong backing. Wetin be this? Na wah o!
Dem say after di call, bandits no show again, but early Thursday, people don report say dem catch dem or should we say dem see dem dey waka di bush. Na wetin don make the whole community dey fear, as dem dey wonder how dem go rescue di people wey don dey under terror.
Di village head no gree keep quiet, im don call on security men make dem step up dem game, check di surrounding areas, make dem fit rescue dem worshippers. This matter no be small thing, my people. Kajuru Local Government Area don become wetin dem dey call hotspot for banditry, and e dey vex all of us, as many people don run come out from dia homes just to escape from terrible attack.
Na for Sunday, during church service, di bandits come carry 177 of our people enter bush. Dis thing don raise eyebrows across di state, and everybody don dey shout for justice. Community leaders, civil society groups, and religious figures don dey talk say dis kind kidnapping wey dey happen suppose stop, once and for all!
Di bandits, as dem dey operate, don even issue conditions for di release of di victims. Dem talk say na 17 motorcycles wey dem lose during military operations wey dem want as part of di deal for release. E mean say negotiators dey face plenty wahala.
As e be now, families of di worshippers dey waka dey pray make their loved ones come back safely. Dis matter don cause tension for di community, and everybody dey fear wetin go happen next. Di situation don turn from bad to worse for dem people wey dey life for di affected areas.
Na serious time for all of us to join hands and ask wetin we fit do to stop dis banditry madness wey dey scatter our peace.
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