Joint security operatives have rescued an elderly woman and a two year old girl after gunmen suspected to be bandits abducted four members of a family during a midnight raid in Zone 12 of Zango Daji community in the outskirts of Lokoja, Kogi state.
Residents of Zango Daji community were shaken as gunshots rented the air when the gunmen attacked on Friday night.
During the invasion, four persons, including women and children, were abducted.
According to a resident, the intervention of local security operatives led to the discovery of two of the abducted victims, who were later abandoned by the gunmen.
“The intervention of local security led to the discovery of two of the victims abandoned by the gunmen. An old woman and a two-year-old child were discovered in the bush this morning,” the source added.
The resident further disclosed that security agencies have commenced a manhunt for the kidnappers.
Reports from residents indicated that the gunmen stormed a newly completed house in the area. Some accounts claimed the attackers abducted a woman and her son, while other reports alleged that a man and his son were taken.
As of the time of filing this report, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP William Aya, had yet to react to the incident.
