Gunmen kill two undergraduates in Katsina, kidnap another

Gunmen invaded Bagiwa village, in Mani local Government of Katsina state, and killed two students of Al-Qalam University, Katsina on Sunday.

The students: Ibrahim Bature, a 22 year-old 400 level student, and Rabi’u Abubakar, 21 year-old 200 level student were killed alongside one who was kidnapped, a source close to the family of the students, Alhaji Lawal Bagiwa confirmed.

Bagiwa said that the gunmen also shot and injured the victims’ 60-year-old mother and kidnapped their elder brother, Umar.

According to him, the gunmen, who invaded the village around 1:15am on Sunday, attacked the family house, shooting indiscriminately without demanding for anything.

Bagiwa stated that since the gunmen left with their brother they had not yet establish contact with them.

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He added, “we cannot figure out the motive behind the killings and kidnapping even as the Katsina State Commissioner of Police visited our house and promised to rescue the kidnapped victim.”

The state’s police spokesperson, SP Isah Gambo said that the police was investigating the matter.