Many passengers are said to have been kidnapped by bandits who attacked the vehicle they traveling with in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Sources in the area said that the incident occurred on Thursday after the hoodlums intercepted an eighteen-seater bus with the registration number (14B-300-KT), loaded with passengers, belonging to the Katsina State Transport Authority.
The sources noted that the incident occurred between the Burdugau and Yargoje communities before reaching Kankara town, saying that the passengers were in transit from Funtua LGA to Katsina LGA.
Although no official statement from the Katsina State transport Authority to confirm the incident.
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.
