Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, a High Court Judge, has been abducted by bandits in the Bunza area of Kebbi State.
According to our source, the judge 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.
The source said, “He had just returned from Sokoto when the gunmen stormed his residence and took him away”.
He noted that the attackers were shooting sporadically before whisking him away, although nobody was hurt in the house.
The 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 and unharmed,” the PPRO said
A senior official of the Kebbi State High Court, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident to journalists. He described the incident as a sad development for the judiciary.
“Though I’m not authorised to speak formally to the press, this is a painful moment for us.
“To hear that one of our judges was abducted at his residence is very disturbing”, he said.
He said that the management of the High Court in kebbi has already met with heads of security agencies in the state to strategise on securing his immediate release.
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