A mother, her baby and two other persons were kidnapped by gunmen in Zaria, Kaduna State.

According to reports, the gunmen atacked Tudun Mun tsira village of Zangon Shanu, Samaru in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Friday.

During the attack, two other residents of the area were also kidnapped by the hoodlums. Their names were given as Mallam Abubakar Garba Aliyu and his son, Salimi Abubakar.

It was gathered that the bandits stormed the area in large numbers on motorcycles, wielding sophisticated weapons.

A source who craved anonymity told Punch that it was possible that the hoodlums came in from nearby villages where they had been operating.

The source reportedly said, “The bandits came in large numbers. They rode on motorcycles, each wielding dangerous weapons.

“There is the possibility that they came in from kasuwar Da’a axis in Giwa Local Government Area which is very close to our settlement.

“At Tudun Mun Tsira, the hoodlums abducted a nursing mother and her baby and moved to another village named Hayin Liman where they kidnapped an old man and his son.”