According to a resident of the town who spoke to SaharaReporters on Monday, the terrorists killed Dahiru because he tried to resist when they wanted to abduct him.
Suspected terrorists attacked Funtua town in Kastina State early on Sunday, killing one man and kidnapping at least ten others.
According to a resident of the town who spoke to SaharaReporters on Monday, the terrorists killed Dahiru because he tried to resist when they wanted to abduct him.
The resident said, "Bandits attacked us in Funtua on Sunday; they kidnapped no fewer than 10 people and killed a man."
A Twitter user, Idris4peace @Edrees4P, also corroborated the information, saying, "Dahiru driver was killed by heavily armed bandits who attacked Funtua community early this morning. He was refused to follow bandits to the forest and insisted that none of his family members have money to for pay for his ransom. He died as hero because he dragged them before they overpowered his and shot him in his head. He was very courageous & patriotic, he mobilized many young people to defend his community.”
But when SaharaReporters contacted the state police command to find out if the police were aware of the attack and what they were doing about it, the command's spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, said he had not received any report about an attack in Funtua.
He did, however, reveal that on Saturday, August 6, the police, acting on reliable information, attacked a terrorist stronghold in Unguwar Dako and freed six hostages.
"We stormed the terrorists' hideout and rescued the victims. But we did not kill or arrest any of the bandits," Isah said.
Isah identified some of the rescued victims as Alhaji Garba DanMallam, 52, Rabiu Idris, 45, and Abba Samaila, 38, all of whom live in Unguwar Nuhu.
The others are Yunusa Sani, 54, Ishaq Yakub, 40, and Danjuma Samaila, 45, who are also from Layin Sani village in Kafur.