Bandits attacked commuters on Tuesday along the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Tuesday, and abducted a large number of passengers.
According to some witnesses, the gunmen blocked the road on Tuesday evening, trapping dozens of vehicles, opening fire and abducting several travellers
Conforming the incident, the spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command Mohammed Jalige said that the bandits had blocked the Audu Ogbe portion of the Highway, near Katari village around 4: 20 pm.
He said they intercepted some vehicles, and during the process, took some persons away to an unknown destination.
Jalige said the prompt response and arrival of security operatives attached to the highway, prevented the terrorists from abducting more travellers.
The spokesman explained that the security operatives engaged the criminals in a gun duel and successfully repelled them from further attacks.
According to him, normalcy was immediately returned to the highway following the clearance operation, enabling motorists to continue their journey.
