Gunmen Waylay Former Court Of Appeal Justice, Mamman Nasir, Kidnap Orderly, Driver

Gunmen on Monday failed in their attempt to abduct the District
Head of Malumfashi and Galadiman Katsina, Justice Mamman Nasir.

Nasir, former President of the Court of Appeal, is said to have
escaped back home unhurt, but his aide, called Aminu, was taken
away by the kidnappers.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident
occurred on Monday at about 9:30 p.m., between Gora and Yammama
villages on Dayi-Malumfashi road in Malumfashi Local Government
Area of Katsina State.

The gunmen were said to have blocked the road searching
vehicles, looking for who to kidnap.

NAN learnt that the District Head had switched vehicle to escape
the kidnappers, but his aide was not quick enough to escape and was
taken away along with other travellers into nearby bushes.

It was learnt that the gunmen had wanted to kidnap the former
appellate court president, who is also the district head of
Malumfashi and the Galadima of Katsina, but seeing that the 90
year-old man could not walk, abandoned him and took away his two
aides.

A resident of Malumfashi who preferred anonymity confirmed the
incident, and said sympathisers had trooped to the Galadima’s
palace to commiserate with him over the incident.

According to him, Justice Nasir later asked the sympathisers to
allow him take a rest, as he was very shaken by the incident.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isa, cannot
be reached for comment as his mobile phone was switched off.