AFRIQUECAN: DOZENS of travellers have reportedly been kidnapped in a broad daylight attack by bandits Katsina State.
The attack occurred in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state on Thursday.
The passengers were abducted after the hoodlums intercepted an eighteen-seater bus with the registration number (14B-300-KT), belonging to the Katsina State Transport Authority.
Eyewitness said the incident occurred between the Burdugau and Yargoje communities before reaching Kankara town.
Kankara is one of the frontline local government areas in Katsina South where not only the residents but commuters live in fear of bandit attacks.
The North-West state is one of Nigeria’s worst hit by banditry.