Gunmen Kill Deaf Man, Abduct Seven In Kaduna Community

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday attacked Sabon Gyero community in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing one person and abducting seven others.

NaijaChoice News gathered that the attackers stormed the community in large numbers in the early hours, breaking into a residence and abducting three women and four children.

During the raid, the bandits also attacked a phone charging centre, where they shot and killed a young man identified as Abdullahi Lawal, popularly known as “Kurma.” Lawal, who was deaf and dumb, reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed to a hospital but died before reaching medical care.

Sources in the community said the assailants also stole several mobile phones and laptops from the charging centre before fleeing the scene. The deceased was later buried in the community in accordance with Islamic rites.

Reacting to the attack, the Commandant of the Joint Task Force in the area, Uwaisu Yunusa, told our correspondent that the operatives responded promptly after hearing gunshots.

“Our men heard gunshots and quickly moved to the area. We tried to pursue the attackers, but they had already escaped before our arrival,” he said.

As of the time of filing this report, the Nigeria Police Force had not yet issued an official statement on the incident.

NaijaChoice News reports that the tragic incident forms part of a disturbing pattern of banditry plaguing Chikun Local Government Area and the wider Millennium City axis, where similar raids involving abductions and killings have persisted in recent weeks despite sustained security operations by the Joint Task Force and other agencies. Residents continue to live in fear as these attacks disrupt daily life and undermine efforts to restore normalcy in the region.