By our reporter| Residents of Gauraka community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State on Monday blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway to protest the incessant cases of kidnapping in the community.
Gauraka community is about five kilometres away from Nigeria’s seat of power, Abuja.
The protesters who burnt tyres and halted vehicular movement on the highway, demanded that the state and Federal Government boost security in the area and end the incessant attacks.
The protest followed the kidnapping at least fifteen persons from the community and killing three others over the weekend.
Residents lament the unchecked activities of kidnappers who have continued to terrorise the community as more than thirty people have been abducted since the beginning of the year.
Niger State has come under serious banditry attacks which have left hundreds of people killed, including security personnel, and more than fifteen thousand people displaced who are now taking shelter in temporary camps provided by the state government.
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