Gun-wielding Terrorists on Wednesday, invaded Sabon Gero, a community in millennium city, killing a civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander in the process while also abducting 16 other residents in the area, including a medical doctor and his family members.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that the terrorists stormed the community while riding on motorcycles at about 10pm, yesterday before they opened fire on the community.
According to an eyewitness, the JTF commander, and other members, immediately opened fire at the rampaging terrorists, not knowing that they were very close to them.
‘The terrorists opened fire and hit the commander on his legs and he fell down, and they shot him on the head, scattering his skull. A resident who was, also, hit by a bullet died on the way to the hospital’ he said.
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A source, who pleaded anonymity, revealed that about two people lost their lives, 16 abducted, while six were rescued during the attack.
He said the bandits might have targeted the house of a medical doctor in the area, as they went straight to his residence and abducted him and six members of his family.
‘They stormed other houses and abducted nine other people,’ he added.
A member of the JTF, who gave his name as Isa Usman, confirmed that their commander had been killed by the terrorists. We took his body to his wife and later buried him,’ he said.
A resident in the area, Jacob Isa, said the situation could have been worst as they quickly informed neighbouring communities, who came out to chase the terrorists.
‘That was how we were able to rescue six abducted people,’ he said.
As of the time of filing the report, the police and the state government were yet to react to the development.