Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Mahrazu Tsiga (retired).
Tsiga, was kidnapped alongside several other residents of Tsiga village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
A resident of the area confirmed the incident to Channels Television in a telephone call on Thursday.
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He said, the abduction occurred on Wednesday after the hoodlums armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the residence of the former NYSC Director General.
The Katsina State Government and the police are yet to issue a statement on the latest abduction.
Eyewitnesses said the former NYSC DG was among those kidnapped by the assailants.
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Sources said that during the attack which lasted for a few minutes, two residents were wounded and one of the hoodlums died after being mistakenly shot by his colleagues.
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