Armed gunmen on Sunday night opened heavy fire on travellers along Abuja-Kaduna highway, killing two passengers aboard a J5 bus.
He confirmed that the vehicle they were traveling in sustained two bullet holes.
Spokesman for the Kaduna State police command, Mohammed Jalige, did not return call to seek response on the matter.
On November 21, suspected terrorists kidnapped an unspecified number of travelers along the expressway.
The sources also disclosed that dozens of terrorists opened fire sporadically on travelers around 4pm, forcing many drivers to lose control.
Sources also revealed that many passengers who attempted to run were fired at, while those who cooperated were shepherded into the bush.
A former gubernatorial aspirant in the 2019 election in Zamfara State, Sagir Hamidu, was killed on the spot.
Barely hours after the November 21 attack, the terrorists stuck again and abducted an unspecified number of travellers on the highway.
“We saw at least 4 vehicles with broken windshields and damaged tyres abandoned near the highway.The bandits attacked at about 4.30 pm,” a lucky traveller has said.
“People were running helter-skelter, although security agents came to the scene, but the bandits had already went away into the bush with many travellers.”
