How Seven Persons were abducted as gunmen attack Kano border community

Seven residents were abducted late Sunday night after gunmen riding motorcycles raided Zurum Mahauta in the Gidan Malam Sallau area of Lakwaya village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State.

Local sources said the attackers struck around midnight, storming the community and escaping with their victims before help could arrive.

“They came around midnight and abducted seven people. Soldiers later arrived and chased after them,” the source said.

As of press time, there was no official confirmation on whether the attackers were intercepted. The gunmen were reported to have fled the area on motorcycles.

Residents disclosed that hours before the attack, communities along the Katsina–Kano border had raised concerns over the movement of suspected bandits towards Kano State. According to them, about 20 armed men on motorcycles were sighted around Danjanku village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, heading in the direction of Kano.

The alert was shared by a Facebook user, Comrade Yarima BK, who urged residents of Gwarzo and neighbouring areas to remain vigilant.

“People should be very vigilant. Bandits numbering about 20 on motorcycles were sighted today around Danjanku village in Malumfashi Local Government Area. They are suspected to be heading towards Kano,” he wrote.

He also warned residents of Gwarzo and nearby communities, including Shanono, to take precautionary measures.

Following the attack, the social media activist lamented that the warning was not acted upon in time by the authorities.

“We alerted the authorities and the public, but the warning was not given the necessary attention until after the attack,” he said.

Residents further alleged that the gunmen crossed into Kano State from neighbouring Katsina before carrying out the abduction and later retreated through the same route.

The incident has once again underscored persistent security challenges in border communities between Katsina and Kano states, where bandits are said to exploit porous boundaries to carry out attacks and kidnappings before fleeing.