Unknown gunmen have carried out an attack on Isa Kaita College of Education in Dutsinma, Katsina State, kidnapping the children of the deputy provost of the institution, Dr Isma’il Ado Funtua.
Daily Trust reports that the attack was carried out by heavily armed men on the night of Monday, September 6th, 2021.
A source close to the family confirmed the incident.
He said, “Around 11:30 pm on Monday, four heavily armed terrorists entered the premises and broke into the residence of the Deputy Provost of the college, Dr Isma’il Ado Funtua, where they abducted three of his children.”
“When they arrived, his gateman was not around. They removed the padlock on the door and entered the house.
“While they were there, the gateman returned and they asked him about his boss and he said he was not around.
“They went into the parlour and met the young men who were reading. They kidnapped the gateman alongside three of the children, Usman, Aminu and Abdullahi, while the fourth young man was able to sneak out,” the source, who pleaded anonymity, said.
The source further revealed that on their way, the kidnappers released the gateman and went away with the man’s children.
Katsina state is now a hotbed for kidnapping, banditry and other forms of insecurity with reports saying the country might lose it to terrorists before 2025.