Bandits kidnap ex-NYSC DG, others in Katsina
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly kidnapped Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Tsiga was abducted during an attack in Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Wednesday night.
It was gathered that the assailants also killed one person and abducted at least nine others, while ransacking several homes and carting away valuables.
A relative of Tsiga, who craved anonymity, on Thursday said that the terrorists attacked the community at about 11:30p.m and moved straight into the residence of the former Army general after shooting sporadically.
The source added that the bandits shot three members of the community, including the two sons of Tsiga’s neighbour before abducting him and nine other members to adjoining forests in the area.
“During the attack, General Muharazu Ibrahim Tsiga pleaded to give them all what they wanted, but the bandits declined his request and kidnapped him. They abducted nine other residents of the community,” the eye witness stated.
When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, said, “Yes, there was a reported case of abduction in Tsiga town, but we are yet to fully ascertain who and who was kidnapped.”
