Gunmen abduct workers of Zaria leprosy centre, attack police station

Some gunmen on Sunday invaded the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in the Zaria area of Kaduna State, abducting five workers and two others.

The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, was also extended to a Police Divisional Headquarters around the centre.

A worker of the centre who craved anonymity revealed that those kidnapped included two males and five females of which five are workers of the centre while the rest two are non-staff.

The source said, “The gunmen stormed the Saye village in large number blocking the bridge leading to the leprosy centre while some invaded the centre and others attacked the police divisional headquarters.”

The affected ladies were said to be nursing mothers kidnapped along with their children.

About 48 bullets were reportedly shot at the police station, destroying some parts of the patrol vehicle and smashing windows of some impounded vehicles parked on the premises.

No life was reportedly lost in the attacks that lasted for about one hour.

The gunmen, who also invaded the staff quarters of the centre, forced their way into the principal’s house and three other houses, before abducting the victims.