Some bandits on Monday attacked Sabuwar Kasa village, in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State and kidnapped four children of the village head, Alhaji Hamza Umar.

Although details of the incident were still sketchy on Monday evening, residents confirmed that the gunmen stormed the village on Monday and Umar’s four children, adding that he was not around during the incident.

The village head is also the head of Local Government Administration in Funtua LGA.

Umar could not be reached for comments on Monday, although relatives said he was not in the village during the attack.

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The response of the spokesman for the state police Command, SP Gambo Isah, is still being awaited.

Meanwhile, Governor Aminu  Masari on Monday inaugurated committees to see to the enforcement of his Security Challenges Containment Orders, to tackle banditry and other crimes in the state.

The inauguration was less than 48 hours after gunmen abducted family members of a lawmaker with the state House of Assembly.

The gunmen on abducted the two sons and the wife of a member of the House of Assembly representing Bakori constituency, Dr Ibrahim Kurami.

His sons, whose names were given as Abba and Khalifa, as well as his wife, Rabiatu, were abducted around 9pm on Saturday by gunmen in Kuram village.