{"id":85604,"date":"2021-09-05T10:08:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T09:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=85604"},"modified":"2021-09-05T10:08:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T09:08:59","slug":"buhari-told-to-save-katsina-as-bandits-kidnap-lawmakers-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buhari-told-to-save-katsina-as-bandits-kidnap-lawmakers-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari told to save Katsina as bandits kidnap lawmaker\u2019s wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1710049252423710584\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The wife to a member of Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Kurami has been kidnapped by suspected bandits.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nShehu Sani, a former Kaduna lawmaker raised the alarm on Twitter in the early hours of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to save Katsina State from the hands of bandits following recent incidents of kidnapping in the state.<\/p>\n<p>His tweet read: \u201cWhile the elder brother of the Katsina state Secretary to the Government is still in the hands of bandits, the terrorists have struck again this night and kidnapped the wife of a member of State House of Assembly Dr Ibrahim Kurami.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for the President to save Katsina state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The worsening state of insecurity in Katsina and most parts of North has continued to cause panic in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, members of Katsina House of Assembly broke down in tears while lamenting the increasing state of insecurity in Katsina State.<\/p>\n<p>They appealed to the government to take a new approach to solving insecurity in the state and act fast before bandits destroy more communities and lives.<\/p>\n<p>Katsina State is the home State of President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wife to a member of Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Kurami has been kidnapped by suspected bandits. 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