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Katsina State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Bello Masari
Bandits in their numbers reportedly invaded Jibia town of
Katsina State, abducting a housewife alongside her one-year-old baby daughter,
including her 20-year-old son, and whisked them into the forest.
Identified as Hajiya Asma’u Tasiu, the abducted woman is a
wife to certain Alhaji Tasi’u Wali and her one-year-old baby daughter is
identified as Husna Tasi’u while her 20-year-old son is identified as Abu Abu.
In a press statement issued on the state police WhatsApp
platform, the spokesman of the state police command, SP Gambo Isah said
Operations Puff Adder and Sharandaji including SARS patrol teams are presently
combing the forest with a view to arresting them.
Isah said a stray bullet fired as a result of their sporadic
shooting however hit one Ibrahim Usman and died while receiving treatment at
the hospital adding that investigation is ongoing. (Chanels TV)
