A Kebbi State High Court Judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
The high court judge, it was gathered was abducted in the early hours of Sunday at his home along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi.
Sources said the attack occurred at about 12:00am on Saturday night shortly after the judge returned from a trip to Sokoto.
“He had just returned from Sokoto when the gunmen stormed his residence and took him away,” a source said.
He added that, though nobody in the house was hurt while the attackers were shooting sporadically before moving him away.
“Immediately the incident occurred, we reported to the appropriate authorities, including the leadership of the High Court,” he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kebbi State Command, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the abduction.
He said, “I can confirm that Hon. Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza was abducted from his residence in Bunza around midnight”.
The PPRO said on receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia, immediately deployed tactical and intelligence operatives to ensure his safe rescue.
“As we speak, our personnel are combing identified locations, including forest areas, to ensure that the judge is rescued alive and unharmed,” the PPRO said
