Not less than 12 people have been kidnapped by bandits in an attack on the Junior Staff Quarters of the Kaduna International Airport.
The incident occurred on Saturday.
A staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), was kidnapped along with his wife, five children, and three other persons who had visited them.
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Elsewhere, the wife and child of an employee of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) were also kidnapped during the attack.
The Regional Manager of NIMET in the North Central, Sani Majidadi, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
He noted that the gunmen invaded the junior staff quarters at the airport in the early hours of Saturday and broke into two apartments from where the missing persons were abducted.
Majidadi explained that the gunmen, in their large number, came through a bush from Ifira Village and cut the air-side perimeter fence before gaining access into the staff quarters.
He, however, stated that the prompt response of soldiers stationed along the Kaduna Airport Road prevented the bandits from kidnapping more people.
According to him, the armed men escaped into the bush upon hearing the gunshots from the security operatives.
