Some bandits in the early hours of Sunday raided the staff quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre, Zaria in Kaduna State and abducted seven, including a nursing mother. It was learnt that the hoodlums also attacked the nearby Saye Police Divisional Headquarters, apparently to prevent officers from rescuing the victims. According to the source, the bandits surrounded the quarters and succeeded in picking five staff and two others, including a nursing mother. The source told our correspondent that the bandits targeted the Principal of the centre who worked late into Saturday night. “The hoodlums also stormed the residence of the principal but was nowhere to be found.

Source: Punch July 04, 2021 18:45 UTC