By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
Gunmen, on Friday, stormed Mareri area of Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, kidnapping the wife and two daughters of a lecturer at the Federal College of Education (Technical).
They were also said to have carted away property from the residence of the lecturer identified as Dr Abdulrazak Muazu.
It is unclear if Muazu was at home when the invaders struck.
“The armed arrived at his residence at the wee hours of Friday. Nobody was killed during the attack but valuables worth thousands of Naira were carted away by the armed criminals.
“They are yet to establish contact with any one as to demand ransom. But the incident has sent jitters down the spine of those in the area, with many of them planning to abandon their homes for safety,” a resident identified as Aminu Muhammad told Daily Trust.
The spokesman of the state police command, SP Muhammad Shehu, could not be reached for comment at the time of filing the report.
Five other persons were reportedly killed in the attack.
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