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Gunmen have reportedly invaded a Sharia Court in Bauren Zakat village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State and kidnapped a judge identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila.
The incident occurred at about 3pm on Tuesday, according to a report in Daily Post.
It was, however, unclear why the judge was in court amid the industrial action embarked upon by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
Recall that JUSUN embarked on an indefinite strike on April 6 demanding the financial autonomy of the judiciary.
When contacted on phone, the Kastina State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident.
The Police have blamed Wednesday’s attack on Nkporo Police Station in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State on “common criminals,” saying they were repelled from achieving their mission. This was contained in a statement in Umuahia by the Abia State Police Command spokesman, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, on Thursday. Ogbonna stated.The Advocate
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Unknown gunmen have again killed about five soldiers in Omelema community, Abia Local Government Area of Rivers State.
It was gathered that the gunmen came from a nearby river, shot sporadically and went straight to a lodge where the soldiers were camped and opened fire, killing two on the spot at about 11am on Monday.
The latest attack is coming barely 48 hours after gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra attacked some security checks killing eight operatives.
The spokesman of the 6 Division, Nigeria Army Port Harcourt, Major Charles Ekeocha was yet to comment on the incident as he was not answering his calls at the time of filing this report.