Three people were kidnapped by gunmen believed to be terrorists along the Kaduna Abuja Highway.

Daily Nigerian reports that the incident took place on Sunday, November 13th, 2022 at a location near Dikko and Jere communities, after the vehicle carrying the victims had broken down.


Also, it was discovered that the gunmen struck the driver while the driver was parked waiting for a mechanic to arrive to fix the vehicle.

After that, the terrorists took the three passengers away.

One of the victims identified as Sadiya Ahmed and her co-travelers were said to have hired a commercial driver for the trip from Abuja.

According to a family source, the bandits demanded a million ransom from them.

According to the source, the bandits said the victims had been taken to a forest in Sarkin Pawa, Niger State.

"They had just passed through Dikko Junction before Jere when the car began to overheat, so they had to stop and get a mechanic. It was in the process of waiting for the mechanic that the bandits attacked them," the source said.

"They killed the driver on the spot and took his corpse along with the kidnapped victims. They [bandits] called and told us that Hajia Sa’adiya and the other two persons have been taken to a forest in Sarkin Pawa. And they have demanded the payment of a N20million ransom before Wednesday,"

In a similar development, terrorists have killed one Elisha Sympathy Arziki, the Secretary of AYU.

According to Facebook user Dalman Victor Yusuf, the victim was killed at Gefe village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.