How bandits kidnapped judge three months after invading his court
Bandits had, in February, invaded the same court and took away a suspect from the dock. 2 min read
Local residents have narrated how armed bandits on Tuesday invaded a Shari’a Court in Baure-Zaka in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State and kidnapped the judge.
Although courts in the state are closed due to the nationwide strike by judiciary workers, the judge, Huseini Sama’ila, was said to have decided to clear the backlog of cases before his court.
He was at it on Tuesday when the gunmen reportedly arrived on motorcycles, dragged the judge out of the courtroom and and took him away on their motorcycles, the court’s deputy registrar, Ibrahim Shillo, told PREMIUM TIMES.