Corpse of man found in bush after bandits abducted wife, sister

One Hussaini Lawal has been found dead in the bush after the invasion of his community in Janjala in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State.

Lawal’s wife, Amina, and sister, Hajara, were abducted by bandits during the invasion.

Bandits on Tuesday night raided three communities, killed three people and abducted 16 others.

A relative of the deceased, Dauda Hafuza, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the man’s corpse was found in the early hours of Thursday near a stream close to a forest.

The victim had escaped with bullet wounds after bandits invaded his house in Taka-Lafiya village near Janjala and abducted his wife and his sister, Daily Trust quoted him as saying.

The Madaki of Janjala, Samaila Babangida, who confirmed the recovery of the corpse, said, “They brought the corpse Janjala and I reached out to his relations in Taka-Lafiya who came and buried it.”