HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna –
The Kaduna State Police Command have confirmed the abduction of eight person at the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Quarters, in Zaria Town of the state.
In a statement, the state’s police spokesman, ASP Muhammed Jalige, who confirmed the incident, said, in the early hours of Sunday at about 1.30 AM, suspected bandits in large number attacked a Divisional Police Headquarters, in Saye Area of Zaria .
“In an attempt to overrun the officers on duty, they met a stiff resistance as there was heavy exchange of fire between the bandits and the police personnel on duty”.
“Unfortunately as at the same period, some groups of bandits were attacking the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Quarters at same Saye, of which eight persons were kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination,” he said.
The police spokeman disclosed that 23 empty shells and three live GPMG ammunitions, as well as 34 empty shells of 7.62x39mm ammunitions, were recovered from the scene.
He said efforts had been intensified to rescue the abducted persons.
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