Africa Press-Nigeria<\/p>\n
Gunmen on Saturday night kidnapped three persons and shot one other after they invaded official staff quarters of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna.<\/p>\n
A staff of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, who refused to disclose his name, told DAILY POST correspondent on Sunday morning that the suspected gunmen came around 9.00pm and started shooting sporadically.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany of us ran in different directions, we came to understand this early morning that three of our members were kidnapped, while one was shot,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
Also, confirming the incident, the Rector of the school, Engineer Kabir Abdullahi explained that the bandits gained entrance into the school around 9pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
His words: \u201cI was in Kaduna when the Chief Security Officer of the college called and informed me about the attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true that suspected armed bandits have kidnapped one of my staff, Engineer Bello Atiku who is the Head of Department, Computer Engineering of the school.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was kidnapped along with two children to an unknown destination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The rector further confirmed that, one of the staff, Sunusi Hassan, was shot in the hand as he narrowly escaped being kidnapped by the gumen.<\/p>\n
He added that he has been rushed to hospital for medical attention.<\/p>\n
Also confirming the incident, the state Police spokesman, ASP Muhammed Jalige, said the police were on top of the situation.<\/p>\n