Gunmen kill one, abduct retired police officer, two women in Sabuwa LGA in Kastina

Gunmen kill one, abduct retired police officer, two women in Sabuwa LGA in Kastina

By: Zagazola Makam

Armed bandits have killed a young man and abducted three persons, including a retired police officer, in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Zagazola learnt that the incident occurred on Saturday night when the assailants stormed Rafin Wake, a community on the outskirts of Sabuwa town.

Witnesses said the attackers shot 21-year-old Shamsu Sunusi, who was rushed to General Hospital, Sabuwa, but later confirmed dead.

Zagazola reports that the gunmen also kidnapped a retired police officer, Insp. Halilu Umar, 61, and two women identified as Hafsat Salisu, 24, and Nana Abdulaziz, 31, both relatives of Insp. Salisu Muhammad, a serving police officer attached to Sabuwa Division.

Security sources said efforts were underway to track down the perpetrators and rescue the abducted victims.

The development has heightened tension in the area, coming barely few days after community leaders and representatives of armed groups attended a peace accord meeting under Operation Safe Corridor in the same LGA.

Gunmen kill one, abduct retired police officer, two women in Sabuwa LGA in Kastina