Terrorists on Friday night abducted 11 persons, mostly elderly women at Shinfida village in Jibia local government area of Katsina state.
The villagers were reportedly abducted on their way to join other residents who earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by a group of gunmen suspected to be bandits.
Sources told ChannelsTV in a telephone interview on Saturday that the assailants invaded the village last night.
According to him, those kidnapped virtually lack the capacity to leave at the time most residents fled to safety due to their physical strength and some health conditions.
He recounted that having carried out the invasion on Friday night, the assailants planned to set the entire village of Shinfida on fire at about 7am on Saturday.
The source called on the relevant authorities to come to the aid of the people, including sending security personnel to the village to protect the residents and salvage what could be left of their properties.
