Friday, September 13, 2024 -Bandits attacked Kurfi General Hospital in Kurfi local government area of Katsina state, shot a watchman and abducted four women, including the wife of one of the health officials on duty.
A source from the area told the Daily
Trust that three of the bandits who entered the hospital around 10:45am on
Thursday, September 12, later engaged the guardsman who intercepted them to
inquire about their mission at the hospital.
“Whey they started arguing, the
watchman quickly went and locked the hospital gate, unknown to him that other
armed members of the attackers were outside," the source said.
“They jumped over the wall fence and
shot the watchman in the stomach. It was thought that he had died but was later
given first aid and rushed to a hospital in Katsina."
It was gathered that the attackers
had wanted to abduct one Mustapha Hamza, a casual staff of the hospital on duty
at the time, but he luckily escaped. Unfortunately, his wife, who accompanied
him to the hospital, was abducted in the process.
“Mustapha is an Anastasia nurse and
he was on call at the time to attend to a woman who would undergo
surgery," the source who craved anonymity said.
“Usually, his wife would follow him
whenever he was called because she would not be comfortable staying back home
alone. And that was how she fell victim in the attack."
The Kurfi council chairman, Mannir
Shehu Wurma, confirmed the attack, assuring that the council is on top of the
situation.
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