Gunmen Attack Kaduna Airport Staff Quarters, Abduct Families

Staff quarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Kaduna airport was attacked by gunmen who abducted some families in the early hours of yesterday.

Residents near the airport spoke that the masked men were armed with sophisticated weapons and took away some staff members and thief families.

“It is not yet clear how they gained access into the quarters but some staff members of FAAN living in the quarters, who managed to escape, said some staff members with their families have been taken away by the armed men”, a local said.

Though the actual number of those abducted could not be ascertained even some said about 11 we’re taken away.

But we do know that One of the victims, who is a member of staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), was kidnapped along with his wife, five children, and three other persons who had visited them.

Elsewhere, the wife and child of an employee of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) were also kidnapped during the attack.

A local described the situation as bad and called for prayers for their safety. There was no reaction from the authorities as of time of filing this report.