A Sharia court judge, Alhaji Hussaini Samaila, was on Tuesday afternoon kidnapped in the Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.
It was gathered that the attackers broke into the court around 3pm on Tuesday and abducted the judge.
It could not be ascertained the mission of the judge at the court as judicial workers in the state were still observing the nationwide strike directed by their national union.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesman for the Katsina police command, Gambo Isah said an investigation has already commenced.
The police spokesman said the court had already been relocated to Safana town due to security challenges at the village.
He also explained that the judge did not request police protection while going to the village.
Katsina is one of the states most affected by terrorism and banditry in Nigeria’s North-West region.
On December 11, 2020, some bandits kidnapped 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. They were released about a week later.
Also on December 19, 84 Islamiyya students of Hizburrahim Islamiyya in Mahuta village, Dandume Local Government Area of the state were also kidnapped but rescued shortly after.
