Gunmen Kill Immigration Officer, Sister Before Kidnapping Wife In Nasarawa

Gunmen kill immigration officer, Salisu Usman and his sister before kidnapping his wife in Nasarawa.

It was reported that the immigration officer and sister were allegedly killed before the gunmen made away with his wife.

The incident happened at Gudi, the ancestral home town of Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule, in Akwanga local government in operation on Tuesday.

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Speaking to The Nation Newspapers, father of the victims, retired ASP Usman Salisu, said the gunmen scaled the fence to gain access before firing three shots at the Late Sa’adatu through her window.

“I was in the dining room, eating when I heard the first gunshot, second shot then third, as a police officer, I concluded these are robbers. Then shortly, I heard my children screaming with their late sister in a pool of blood.

“I quickly put a call to one of my friends, who is also a retired police officer. But before the police came, they had killed my daughter and went away with my son, Usman Salisu who is an Immigration officer and his wife before they later killed him,” Usman said.

Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Zainab Lawal, confirmed the incident.

“Nigeria Immigration Officer, (NIS) Superintendent Salisu Usman and his wife were kidnapped at gunpoint, and he was later killed while his sister was shot on the spot which led to her death immediately,” Lawal said.