Gunmen have abducted Asma’u Tafoki, younger sister to the Deputy Speaker of Katsina House of Assembly, Dalhatu Tafoki.
Tafoki, who confirmed the incident said the gunmen stormed his hometown, Tafoki, in the Faskari Local Government Area of the state around 1am on Sunday and abducted his about-to-wed sister.
The gunmen were said to have headed for the Deputy Speaker’s family compound immediately they arrived the village where they initially abducted two ladies.
Members of the vigilante in the town reportedly engaged the gunmen in a duel during which one of the ladies escaped. The gunmen, however, went with Asma’u.
The lawmaker, who represents Faskari Constituency, added that the gunmen were yet to contact the family for any demand.
Tafoki said, “The gunmen are yet to contact the family and make any demand.”
Asma’u’s abduction occurred a few hours after gunmen abducted two sons and a wife of another member of the Assembly, Ibrahim Kurami on Saturday night.