Bandits abduct Kebbi High Court judge
Gunmen have abducted Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court following a raid on his residence in Bunza Local Government Area in the early hours of Sunday.
It was gathered that the attackers stormed the judge’s home along Zogirma Road at about 12:00 a.m., shortly after he returned from a trip to Sokoto State.
The gunmen reportedly fired shots into the air before taking the judge away. No member of his household was injured during the incident.
“He had just returned from Sokoto when the gunmen invaded his residence and abducted him,” Sahara Reporters quoted a source.
“Immediately the incident happened, we alerted the relevant authorities, including the leadership of the High Court,” the source added.
Confirming the abduction, Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said the judge was taken from his residence around midnight.
“I can confirm that Hon. Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza was abducted from his residence in Bunza around midnight,” Usman said.
He stated that the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Muhammad Hadejia, had deployed tactical and intelligence teams to track the abductors and secure the judge’s release.
