The victims, about six of them, were wedding guests at the house of Umar Tata’s sister, who also lives close to her brother
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
At least six relatives of a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last primaries in Katsina State, Umar Tata, have been abducted.
According to reporting by Daily Trust Newspaper, the bandits reportedly stormed Dutsinma town, headquarters of Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State where they kidnapped mostly relatives of the gubernatorial aspirant, Umar Tata.
The newspaper quoted sources who said the victims were wedding guests at a house close to the residence of the popular politician, who contested for the gubernatorial ticket under the ruling APC in the recent party primaries.
According to the report, informants were suspected to have played a role considering the way the incident played out.
“The woman whose children were mostly kidnapped is the sister of the politician (Umar Tata) and the way the attackers went straight to the house and kidnapped the women, was really questionable,” he said.
The reported cited a resident of Dutsinma who pleaded anonymity saying the terrorists initially kidnapped nine people at Unguwar Kudu quarters of the town but three were later released.
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“First they abandoned an elderly woman who could not trek with a small boy who was continuously crying. Then when they went further they also left another woman who was worn out.
“Recently there was a time the bandits came to Dutsinma for four consecutive days and kidnapped people. The situation has become worse lately and we are really disturbed,” the source said.
Also, a traditional leader who wouldn’t want his name in print confirmed the incident, saying “We have just returned from the house where the incident happened, where we commiserate with the families of the victims.
“It is really becoming worrisome (banditry) and we are appealing to the security agencies to rise to the occasion,” he added.
Police spokesman, SP Gambo, could not confirm the incident as at the time of filing this report, saying he was yet to be briefed on the matter, but promised to get back to our reporter as soon as he received the information.
