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Bandits Have Taken Over Kaduna State - Shehu Sani Reacts As 8 RCCG Members Got Kidnapped

Afnews Editor

Mar 27, 2021

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, on Saturday lamented that bandits have turned Kaduna State into their hub.

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Sani made the remark in response to the abduction of some members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in the State.

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Bandits were said to have abducted the RCCG Kaduna province members while on their way to Kafachan for evangelism on Friday evening.

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The RCCG bus was intercepted along Kachia - Kafachan road and all the passengers were taken to a bush by the kidnappers.

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Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, the Head of Media and Public Relations of RCCG, confirmed the abduction.

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He did not release further details on the identities and number of the victims.

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Reacting, Sani lamented the mass abduction of Kaduna residents.

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In a tweet, the former lawmaker wrote: "The report of the Kidnapping of RCCG members along Kachia road in Kaduna is yet another tragedy.

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"Bandits have turned our state into their hub; before one kidnap is resolved, another one is unfolding. Humans have become preys. On entry you meet their snare, on exit you meet their ambush.ÔÇØ

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