The Kidnap of the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Niger State, has been confirmed.
Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, the Secretary to the Government of Niger state, confirmed the abduction by gunmen from his resident at Baban Tunga in Tafa local government area of the state.
He confirmed that the Commissioner was abducted at about 1:00am during the downpour which lasted till this morning.
Matane however said that the security are already on his trail of the abductors and hope they would be able to trace and rescue him unhurt, adding that the abductors have not reach out to anyone.
“He was kidnapped at the early hours of today around 1:00am at Baban tunga in Tafa local government. Security are already on the trail of the kidnapper, we hope they would discover him soon and rescue him unharmed,” he said.
The gunmen said to be numbering about 20, stormed the residence of the Commissioner under the heavily downpour and shot sporadically into the air before abducting their victim in front of his second wife.
His first wife was said to be away when the incident occurred.
This latest kidnap case is coming barely 24 hours after the zonal Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), was kidnapped by gunmen from his farm in Bobi, Mariga local government area of the state on Saturday morning.
The gunmen are yet to make any contact with the family of the abducted party zonal Chairman 48 hours after he was abducted.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, said: “What I will advise is to be patient the state government will make an official confirmation on that. I don’t think we should be contradicting ourselves.
“He is a very senior official of the state government. The state government will issue an official confirmation”.
Barely 35 minutes after the phone conversation, the state government has confirmed the abduction of Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mallam Idris Sani Mohammed.
