Two male children of the Deputy Provost of Isah Kaita College of Education, Dutsinma, have been reportedly abducted by bandits in Katsina state.
An eyewitness who spoke with Channels TV said that the assailants, who were about four in number, invaded the premises around 11:30pm on Monday night.
According to the source, the gunmen who wielded sophisticated weapons headed straight for the residence of the Deputy Provost, tied up the gateman and went ahead to kidnap the children of the college’s Deputy Provost along with his younger sister’s son.
The victims were identified as Usman, Aminu, and Abdullahi respectively.
The Katsina state police command was yet to confirm the incident at the time of filling in this report.
The attack occurred on the same night during which the former National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) director, Alhaji Ahmed Abdulkadir, and his 15-year-old daughter, Laila, were abduted from their residents.
Chronicle NG reported that the assailants invaded the residence of the retired NBC director in Bakori Housing Units, around 9pm on Monday, kidnapping him and his teenage daughter.
It was also gathered that three other residents were abducted by the AK-47-wielding bandits.
Others abducted were Alhaji Bello Aminu Bakori, Shamsuddeen Aminu and one Habibu Rabe of Local Education Authority, Bakori.
According to reports, less than an hour after the abduction, a vigilante group in the area mobilised and went after the assailants.
They reportedly caught up with the bandits in Danja Local Government Area and after an exchange of gunfire, three victims regained freedom.
However, Abdulkadir and his daughter were still in captivity.
Chronicle NG also reported the revelation of Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Kastina, who disclosed that the majority of bandits in the state are Fulani herdsmen.
Armed bandits have raided and destroyed several homes and villages, leaving many hoomeless and forcing hundreds to flee to nearby communities for shelter.
From Abuja to Zamfara, Niger and many other places, gunmen have been breaking into homes, abducting their victims for millions.
Lawmakers, traditional rulers, first class monarchs, top-government officials and their families have been targeted by these ruthless assailants.
The security architecture of the country is also questioned as the primary training instituition of the Armed Forces (the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA) was attacked where four officers were killed and two kidnapped.
The abducted officer was still in captivity at the time of filing this report.
It is also worrisome that the epicenter of insecurity is the home-state of President Muhammadu Buhari.
