Insecurity: Under Tinubu’s watch, bandits abduct high court judge from home 

..as Police launch tactical operation for rescue 

MOUTHPIECE NGR reports that gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High Court Judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, from his residence in Bunza Local Government Area.

It was gathered that the judge was abducted in the early hours of Sunday at his home along Zogirma Road in Bunza.

Sources told our correspondent that the attack occurred at about 12:00 a.m. on Saturday night, shortly after the judge returned from a trip to Sokoto.

“He had just returned from Sokoto when the gunmen stormed his residence and took him away,” a source said.  

“He added that no one in the house was hurt. The attackers were shooting sporadically before moving away with him.”

“Immediately the incident occurred, we reported to the appropriate authorities, including the leadership of the High Court,” the source added.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Kebbi State Command, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the abduction to our correspondent.

“I can confirm that Hon. Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza was abducted from his residence in Bunza around midnight,” he said.

The PPRO said on receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Muhammad Hadejia, immediately deployed tactical and intelligence operatives to ensure his safe rescue.

“As we speak, our personnel are combing identified locations, including forest areas, to ensure that the judge is rescued alive and unharmed,” the PPRO said.

*Judiciary Describes Incident as “Painful”*

A senior official of the Kebbi State High Court, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident and described it as a sad development for the judiciary.

“I am not authorized to speak formally, but this is a painful moment for us. To hear that one of our judges was abducted at his residence is very disturbing,” he said.

He added that the management of the High Court has already met with heads of security agencies in the state to strategize on securing his immediate release.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the judge’s abduction as of the time of filing this report.

MOUTHPIECE NGR understands that the abduction of a sitting judge would be the first of its kind since insecurity escalated in Nigeria under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, who has repeatedly vowed that his government will not relent in tackling insecurity and combating terrorism.