The wife and two children of the lawmaker representing Bakori Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami have been kidnapped by bandits.
According to a resident, the heavily armed gunmen stormed the country house of the lawmaker located at Kurami village in Bakori Local Government of Area of the state at about 9:00 pm on Saturday after the Muslim night prayers.
The resident who pleaded anonymity, explained that on arrival, the hoodlums first shot at a member of the First Aid Group of Islam who they met at the entrance.
The victim who sustained injuries from the gunshots, and was later rushed to a medical facility for treatment.
At the time of the incident, the lawmaker was away, participating in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Congress in his council.
Although the Katsina Police Command, spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, could not immediately confirm the incident, a senior security agent in the state told Channels Television that rescue operations for the abducted victims are ongoing as operatives have been mobilised to the scene of the incident and the council environs.
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