Sources said the gunmen invaded the community early Thursday
morning, before swooping on “nursing mothers and young persons”.
Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the Kaduna police command,
did not immediately respond to requests for comments on the development.
The north-west state has experienced frequent attacks and
kidnappings by gunmen in recent times.
On March 7, over 200 students and pupils were kidnapped
after bandits attacked Government Secondary School Kuriga, Chikun LGA of the
state.
On March 12, bandits abducted about 61 persons in Buda
community under Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state.
In February, six people were killed when bandits invaded
Kwasam community, Kauru LGA of Kaduna.
Zakariya Markus, a retired director of the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), was abducted during the attack.