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Six family hostages remain without contact in Kaduna

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Map: Kaduna, Nigeria

Six members of the same family remain captive after being abducted in Angwan Sarki Kaso, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The abductors have still not contacted any family or demanded a ransom, according to Jonah Baba, secretary to the village head, cited by Leadership Weekend.

The six members of the same family abducted in Angwan Sarki Kaso, Kaduna State, Nigeria, had still received no contact from their abductors by Thursday evening, and no ransom demand had been made. Jonah Baba, secretary to the village head of Kaso, told Leadership Weekend about the situation after visiting the affected families.

The abductors had kidnapped seven family members during an attack at around 11pm on Wednesday, after surrounding at least four houses and opening fire. A young man was subsequently released, leaving six people in captivity, while some residents were injured as they fled. The Kaduna State police command had not yet officially responded at the time of publication, Leadership Weekend reports.

The situation comes two days after six members of a family were abducted in Kaduna, reported on 5 November.

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