Tragedy hit Kaduna as some bandits invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, in the eastern part of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping two nurses and an unspecified number of patients in the hospital.
Both the state government and police have not responded to the latest attack by terrorists.
However, according to Musa Alhassan, one of the leaders of a local vigilante group, the bandits initially targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School when they arrived around 9:00 am on Monday, September 9, 2024.
He said that upon finding the school empty, they turned their attention to the healthcare centre, located in closer proximity to the school.
Alhassan said: “The bandits came to the school around 9:00 am, asking about the students, but when they found out the school was empty, they went to the healthcare centre and started kidnapping people.”
According to him, the bandits, who were seeking to abduct students, instead took two female nurses and several patients hostage, leaving the community in a state of panic.
“The exact number of patients kidnapped is still unknown,” he added.
According to another eyewitness, the bandits came into the healthcare centre wielding guns and machetes.
He added, “ They started dragging people out of the hospital, and we couldn’t do anything to stop them.”
Meanwhile, the incident is the latest in a series of attacks by terrorists in the state, indicating the need for increased security measures to protect communities and healthcare facilities.
As of the time of filing this report, neither the Kaduna State Police Command nor state government officials had confirmed the incident.
Attempts were made to reach the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, via phone and text message, but all were to no avail in securing a response.
