Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Major General Mahrazu Tsiga, Retired.
GeneralTsiga, was kidnapped alongside several other residents of Tsiga village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to reports, the abduction occurred on Wednesday after the hoodlums armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the residence of the former NYSC Director General.
It was gathered that during the attack which lasted for a few minutes, two residents were wounded and one of the hoodlums died after being mistakenly shot by his colleagues.
Katsina is one of several states in the North-Western and North-Central that is terrorised by bandits who raid villages, kill and abduct residents as well as burn and loot homes.
