Gonin Gora residents block Abuja-Kaduna highway over rising attacks
Many travellers have been stranded in Kaduna as residents of Gonin Gora community in Chikun Local Government Area of the State blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway following an attack on the community by bandits.
Following the attack on the night of Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, several members of the community were said to have been kidnapped and several injured.
The angry residents took to the streets on Thursday morning, blocking the busy Abuja-Kaduna highway.
The development has caused heavy traffic on the road, with hundreds of travellers left stranded.
The road was cleared, and heavy security deployed to Gonin Gora.
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“Just passed by Gonin Gora. The road has been cleared but there is heavy military and police presence”, a source said.
The recent bandits’ attack resulted in the death of two people including a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force.
The latest attack on Gonin Gora community comes barely a week after soldiers killed a notorious bandit Kingpin, Boderi Isyaku and some of his fighters in the same Chikun local government.
A military armoured vehicle was said to have been set ablaze by the bandits when soldiers attempted to repel them.
