Emerging reports have claimed that suspected gunmen have killed a middle aged man, Alhaji Nuhu Yusuf and abducted his wife, Ramatu Nuhu, alongside two others in Aseni village, in Kotonkarfe local government area of Kogi state.
The Herald gathered that a resident of the community, Attahiru Salihu, said the incident happened around 2:00am when the gunmen positioned themselves at strategic places and started shooting from different angles.
Salihu said the deceased wife, who raised an alarm as the incident unfold was immediately whisked away by the gunmen.
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According to him, the assailants proceeded to the house of the deceased elder brother, Abdulkarim Yusuf and also abducted him and his wife, Hajiya Madinat Abdulkarim.
The remains of the deceased has been buried according to Islamic rite around 7:05 am on Thursday. It was learnt that spokesman of the state police command, Williams Aya, did not pick calls , when contacted him.
Earlier, the Herald reported that three policemen serving at Fadan Karshi Outpost in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna state were gunned down by unknown gunmen at a checkpoint between Fadan Karshi and Sabon Gida village.
The vice chairman of Sanga local government council, Abubakar Abba, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.
He added that the bodies have been deposited at the Gwantu General Hospital. “Two Policemen died on the spot and the third one died on the way to the hospital.
Meanwhile, investigation had commenced as security agents have swung into action while members of the community have been urged to be calm,” he said.
He decried the increase in the wave of crime in the area and appealed to relevant security agencies to rise up to the challenge. The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of Kaduna State Command, Suleiman Abubakar, an assistant superintendent of police, confirmed the incident. He said a statement would soon be issued on the development.