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TMS News editor, Kefas Steven on Monday narrowly escaped being kidnapped along the dreaded Abuja-Kaduna highway during a bandit attack that led to the abduction of many commuters.
Kefas who shared his experience said he was en-route to Kaduna from Abuja when he encountered the daredevil bandits at about 5pm local time at Sabon Atilibu (near Gidan Bussa) axis of the highway.
The bandits in their numbers, were reported to have taken advantage of a bad spot on the road to lay ambush while waiting for unsuspecting motorists.
The attack, the second in less than 24 hours got many Nigerians lamenting on what they described as a resumption of incessant killings and kidnappings along the Abuja-Kaduna express way.
Kefas said the ugly incident threw commuters into a state of confusion.
“It was a frightening experience for me because there was heavy gunshots so people were stranded and some who could, ran away for their lives.
“The attack led to a gridlock as both lanes of the highway were blocked by vehicles going to Kaduna and Abuja.
He also confirmed that the security forces who arrived the spot of the incident were there as mere spectators.
“The Military, the police and other security forces were present but didn’t do anything serious to rescue those that were taken captive.” Kefas said.
Recall that on Sunday, bandits killed a former director of Protocol of the FCT and governorship aspirant in the 2019 general elections in Zamfara state along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. An unspecified number of travellers were also abducted by the bandits during the attack.
