400-Level FUDMA Student Killed After Civilian JTF Shooting in Katsina

400-Level FUDMA Student Killed After Civilian JTF Shooting in Katsina

By Zagazola Makama

A 400-level student of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) has been shot dead by a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, intelligence sources confirmed on Sunday.

Zagazola Makama gathered that the incident occurred at about 11:06 a.m. on Feb. 23, when the victim, later identified as Saidu Abdulkadir, a 25-year-old student of the Department of Agricultural Extension, was riding on a commercial motorcycle to Kashe-Naira Quarters with the rider, Abubakar Yusuf, 40.

It was gathered that the duo was stopped by four CJTF personnel in a Hilux vehicle, but they allegedly failed to comply. One of the CJTF operatives, whose identity is yet to be determined, opened fire on them, inflicting bullet wounds on Abdulkadir’s thigh and hips and Yusuf’s thigh.

Both victims were rushed to General Hospital, Dutsin-Ma, and later referred to Orthopedic Hospital, Katsina, where Abdulkadir succumbed to his injuries at about 3:00 p.m.

The Katsina State Police Command has launched an investigation to arrest the CJTF officer responsible, while security measures have been reinforced in the area to prevent unrest.

400-Level FUDMA Student Killed After Civilian JTF Shooting in Katsina