A kebbi State High Court Judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, has been abducted by bandits.
The high court judge, it was gathered was abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of Sunday at his home along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi.
Sources who spoke to our correspondent 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 shouting sporadically before moving away with him.
“Immediately the incident occurred, we reported to the appropriate authorities, including the leadership of the High Court,” he said.
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👉 JOIN GISTSMATE WHATSAPP CHANNELThe Police Public Relations Officer, Kebbi State Command, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the abduction to our correspondent.
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 on his abduction, the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Muhammad 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
A senior official of the Kebbi State High Court, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident, describing it as a sad development for the judiciary.
“I am not authorized to speak formally, but this is a painful moment for us. To hear that one of our judge was abducted at his residence is very disturbing”, he said.
He added that the management of the High Court has already met with heads of security agencies in the state to strategize on securing his immediate release.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the judge’s abduction as of the time of filing this report.
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