Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State was on Thursday morning thrown into pandemonium when scores of passengers were reportedly kidnapped by bandits.
It was gathered that the hoodlums intercepted an eighteen-seater bus with the registration number (14B-300-KT), loaded with passengers, belonging to the Katsina State Transport Authority.
An eyewitness told Channels Television on a telephone call that most of the passengers on board were in transit from Funtua LGA to Katsina LGA.
The eye eyewitness said the incident occurred precisely between the Burdugau and Yargoje communities before reaching Kankara town.
However, authorities concerned are yet to make comments on the kidnap as of the time of making this report.
Kankara is one of the frontline local government areas in Katsina South where not only the residents but commuters live in fear of bandit attacks.
The North-West state is one of Nigeria’s worst hit by banditry.