Armed bandits strike in Zamfara again kidnapping a North Korean doctor serving in Tsafe

ARMED bandits operating in Zamfara State continued their reign of terror with the kidnapping of North Korean Dr Jen Sunail who was working with the Tsafe General Hospital on Monday evening.

Dr  Sunail, a physiotherapist, had been working at the hospital for the past three years under a contract between the Zamfara State Government and North Korea. According to local residents, the bandits cordoned off the town at around 9pm and went straight to the staff quarters of the hospital where the expatriate doctor was whisked away.

Over recent months, bandits have run riot in Zamfara State, constantly terrorising the towns of Tsafe, Danjibga, Yan doto, Yan waren Daji, Kwarin Ganuwa and Keta. Local people have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything within his powers to curtail the activities of the bandits who have been kidnapping, raping women, looting and killing innocent people across Zamfara State.

Police Muhammad Shehu, has confirmed the abduction, adding that it was reported to the divisional police officer attached to Tsafe Local Government Area headquarters by the doctor’s colleague, Dr Li Dong. So far, no ransom has been demanded and the police have vowed to track down the criminals behind the kidnapping.

Mr Shehu said: “On the 26th of March, around 9.45hours, Dr Li Dong reported to the police that his colleague Dr Jeng Sunail was not seen in his room inside the staff quarters he shared with other three persons working in the hospital. Commissioner of police Celestine Okoye has directed the intelligence department of the State Intelligence Bureau and the anti- kidnapping squad teams to commence investigations and search, rescue and unveil the circumstances behind the missing of the expatriate doctor.”