A former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Mahrazu Tsiga (retired) has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
Grassroots Parrot gathered that Tsiga, was kidnapped in Tsiga village, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, alongside several other residents.
An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, told Channels TV on Thursday morning that the incident occured on Wednesday.
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According to the source, the hoodlums armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the residence of the former NYSC Director General, and whisked him away.
The Katsina State Government and the police are yet to issue a statement on the latest abduction.
Sources told the medium 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.
Katsina is one of several states in the North-Western and North-Central that is terrorised by bandits who raid villages, kill and abduct residents as well as burn and loot homes.