Gunmen abduct customs official, 9 others in Kaduna US
Written by on April 1, 2022
Bandits have attacked Kofar Gayan low-cost housing estate in Zaria, Kaduna State, kidnapping a customs official, Muawiyya Gambo Turaki, his son Khalifa and eight others.
Police spokesman Muhammad Jalige was yet to get details of the incident at the time of filing this report, but residents told news men that that the bandits invaded the area around 9.00pm on Wednesday.
This is the second time Kofar Gayan is attacked in the last six months. In the first attack, the wife of a customs official and another woman were kidnapped, later freed after N15million ransom was allegedly paid.
A resident of the community, Yishau Aisha, said, “The abductors were eight in number and came on foot with sophisticated weapons.
Police spokesman William Ovye-Aya, confirmed the incident to the newsmen