Bandits have abducted the former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), in Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, in the early hours of Thursday, according to reliable sources.
The bandits was said to have also killed one person and kidnapped at least nine others in addition to ransacking several homes, moving away with valuable property.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt from some reliable sources that the incident occurred around 12 a.m., on Thursday.
They said that the bandits, in their numbers, went with dangerous weapons, shooting and forcefully gained access to Tsiga’s residence.
The sources also revealed that one bandit was killed, but no one was killed from the residents of the area during the attack.
When contacted, the police spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, told NAN: ” I am yet to be briefed on the facts of the reports. I’ll get back to you as soon as I get the details please.
” Yes, there was a reported case of abduction in Tsiga town but we are yet to fully ascertain who and who was kidnapped.”
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