Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York have revealed that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State has been abducted by some suspected bandits who have been terrorising the area.
It was learnt that the kidnapping incident had occurred early hours on Monday when the criminal elements operated in the area along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway.
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The DPO, who had been recently posted to the area, was reportedly on his way to Birnin Gwari to report at his duty post when he was abducted the men.
This incident is coming barely four days after bandits abducted a DPO in Nasarawa State and demanded ₦5 million ransom.
In an obvious move to assert control over socio-political control of part of Kaduna State, the Ansaru terrorist group has announced a ban on all political activities in some communities in the Eastern part of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Africa Today News, New York reports that Birnin-Gwari Local Government presently has eleven political wards but western part consist of eight of the Wards.
This was revealed in a report released by the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives’ Union (BEPU) on Sunday.
The report which was signed by the Union’s Chairman, Ishaq Usman Kasai, indicated that the group continues to gain strength in the area whereby locals particularly the youth are being recruited.
‘Infact the group continue to gain acceptance from many members of the commuties particularly in Old Kuyello and Damari of Kazage Ward.
It further stated that; ‘Even this week, two members of the group were engaged for wedding with two girls and will be tying the nuptial knots by the coming Saturday.
‘The Ansaru (grooms) laid down some rules to the in-laws for the wedding. They ruled that, after the wedding, they will take the brides to the forests and live there with them and do not want the bride’s to go along with any furniture except plates (coolers) and matresses because anything other than that is not in tandem with their beliefs and and convictions.
‘BEPU noted with dismay that the locals who have joined the group are afraid to live in the town because of the fear they could be arrested by the police or security agencies .
‘BEPU disclosed that the clarion call among the newly recruits, is for the establishment of an Islamic state.
‘The Ansaru and the newly recruits are of the belief that their numerical strength will help them to bring the present democratic government down.
‘Presently the Ansaru are going round distributing memory cards to the locals which contains their beliefs and doctrine.‘A disturbing scenario is where the group banned all political activities in many communities such as Damari of Kazage Ward. Politicians from these communities have to go far away secretly to the neighboring communities before they hold political meetings.
‘For instance this week an Okada rider who lives in Unguwar Makera of Kazage Ward was seen with a sticker of one of the candidates vying for the Kaduna State House of Assembly and he was thoroughly beaten by the Ansaru.
‘People in these communities are now disenchanted and frustrated about participating in political activities.
‘We don’t know how the coming Elections will take place in those areas because even the last Local Government