GUNMEN KILL ONE, ABDUCT KADUNA RECTOR

Bandits have attacked the Federal School of Statistics, Manchok in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping the rector and two other residents.

While police authorities are yet to confirm the incident, newsmen gathered that the bandits in their large numbers invaded the community at about 11 pm on Tuesday and started shooting sporadically to scare the residents before attacking some houses.

An 86-year-old ex-staff of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), who is a resident of the community, Mister DANIEL YATAI, was also killed by the bandits during the attack.

The daughter of the victim, Miss CHRISTIANA YATAI, while speaking with newsmen said that the bandits gained access to their house through the fence.