On Monday, a group of armed bandits invaded a Primary Healthcare Centre in Kuyallo, located in the eastern part of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping two nurses and an unspecified number of patients.
According to Musa Alhassan, a leader of the local vigilante group, the bandits initially targeted a nearby Government Day Secondary School, arriving around 9:00 a.m. However, finding the school empty, they shifted their focus to the nearby healthcare center.
“The bandits came to the school around 9:00 a.m., asking about the students, but when they found out the school was empty, they went to the healthcare centre and started kidnapping people,” Alhassan reported.
The attackers, who were reportedly armed with guns and machetes, took two female nurses along with several patients hostage, causing widespread panic in the community. The exact number of patients abducted remains unclear.
An eyewitness described the scene as chaotic, with the bandits forcefully dragging people out of the hospital, leaving those present helpless to intervene.
This incident marks the latest in a series of violent attacks by bandits in Kaduna State, underscoring the urgent need for enhanced security measures to protect vulnerable communities and essential facilities like healthcare centers.
As of the time of this report, neither the Kaduna State Police Command nor state government officials had confirmed the incident.
