Three Abducted, Doctor Shot As Bandits Invade General Hospital In Katsina 

The Kankara General Hospital in Katsina State, North-West Nigeria, was on Tuesday, attacked by rampaging bandits in the state.

It was gathered that a medical doctor Murtala Saleh, was shot in the right thigh, while one Kamala Suleiman, was injured on the knee during the onslaught.

Meanwhile, police authorities disclosed that both victims are currently receiving medical attention and are in stable condition.

The State police spokesman, Abubakar Aliyu, said policemen in the area engaged the marauders in a gun duel but three other persons were kidnapped by the AK-47-wielding criminals during the onslaught.

“Efforts are being made to ensure the unhurt rescue of the kidnapped victims as well as the arrest of the perpetrators of the dastardly act,” he said in a statement released on Wednesday.

The Commissioner of Police in the state Aliyu Musa, who condemned the “senseless attack on healthcare workers and facilities”, ordered the deployment of additional operational assets to the scene for improved security and an intensified manhunt for the assailants.