Breaking: Gunmen kidnap Katsina Poly lecturer, kill Delta Poly staff

A month after a contract staff of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, was killed by gunmen, a senior staff of the institution, Mr. Chukwudi John, was Wednesday shot dead by gunmen at a beer parlour in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta state Gunmen.
GunmenIt was gathered that the deceased, popularly known as Mr. Biggi, was shot six times at close range, while leaving the bar.

The circumstance that led to his killing was still hazy at press time, but the Public Relations Officer of the school, Mr. Manfred Oyibode, who confirmed the incident, said: “The Police are handling the matter. It will not be wise for me to make categorical statements on it now".

“He was not killed in the school premises. The news that filtered in said he was just coming out from the hotel when an unknown person shot him.

He is not a lecturer, but a non-teaching staff.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adeleke Adeyinka, who also confirmed the incident, said no arrest has been made, adding that the deceased was an administrative staff of the institution.

Meanwhile, a lecturer with the Department of Technical Education, Hassan Usman Polytechnic Katsina, Dr. Bello Birchi, was kidnapped by gunmen yesterday. 

VAM recalls that Birchi was kidnapped at Tashar Bara’u village along Dutsinma Road in Katsina State.

Spokesperson of Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the development, said its operatives are making efforts to rescue the man.

Chairman of Academic Staff Union of the Polytechnic, ASUP, Dr Sabi’u Yau Abdullahi, said the union is greatly disturbed over the unfortunate incidence in a statement released to Newsmen.