Just In: Gunmen attack hospital in Kaduna, kidnap nurses

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped two nurses who worked overnight at the General hospital in Idon of Kajuru Local Government, Kaduna State on Thursday.

This is coming hours after a private University; Greenfield University was attacked in the same state.

While confirming the incident, Chairman of Kajuru local government area, Hon. Cafra Casino, called on the people to remain calm as investigation has begun into the kidnap of the two nurses.

The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Shingyu Shamnom. told journalists that : “We were in our homes until a call was put through to us that it was kidnappers who invaded the hospital, only to discover that two of the nurses on night duty have been taken away by the bandits. “The kidnappers went away with the phone of one of the staff whom we thought was also kidnapped but he later returned,” he said.