Armed bandits have abducted babies, nurses and security guards from the residential quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre (NTLC) in Zaria, Kaduna State.
According to PRNigeria, the bandits stormed the area from a nearby forest. They engaged police officers in a gun battle before they escaped with their victims.
The area where the kidnap occurred, known as Saye District in the outskirts of Zaria, is close to notorious Sabon Birni, Galadima and Malu Forests where armed bandits keep their victims hostage.
When contacted, the Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, told PRNigeria that Nigerian troops have intensified efforts to rescue the victims.
This is the first attack in a health facility in the wake of mass kidnapping for ransom which is fast becoming a norm in Kaduna and many other northern states in Nigeria.
