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Many Kidnapped As Gunmen Ambush Travellers Along Abuja-Kaduna Highway

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Unknown Gunmen Rob, Kidnap Travelers Along Abuja-Kaduna Highway

An unknown number of motorists were feared kidnapped after a group of kidnappers held Abuja-Kaduna Highway to a standstill Monday evening, a witness reported to newsmen.

The attackers also allegedly robbed travellers of their possessions after forcibly stopping vehicles at high speed, causing several crashes in the process.

The Nigerian Army in response to the emergency dispatched about three truckloads of soldiers, according to Yakubu Mohammed, who witnessed the incident.

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Mr Mohammed, a traveller on his way from Kaduna to Lagos via a luxury bus with other passengers said, when they drove into the ambush near Katari town, about 74 kilometers from Abuja. It was around 6:22 p.m.

According to him, the kidnappers operated for about 30 minutes on the highway without the intervention of security agents.

Before a team of soldiers and police officers arrived, many travellers had been abducted and taken into the bush, witnesses said.

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Amongst them were occupants of a Toyota Hilux truck and a Toyota Corolla sedan. Some other vehicles were riddled with bullets, witnesses said.

Police and military spokespersons did not return separate calls seeking comments late Monday.

The highway has remained one of the most dangerous in the country with rampant kidnapping and robbery happening there frequently.

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The police regularly conduct raids of remote villages on the highway’s fringes, but the kidnappers usually regroup shortly afterward.