The Niger State Government, on Monday, through the Secretary to the Government, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane confirmed the abduction of its Commissioner for Information, Mohammed Sani Idris.
He confirmed that the Commissioner was abducted at about 1:00am during the downpour which lasted till this morning.
The Commissioner was abducted from his resident at Baban Tunga in Tafa local government area of the state.
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 away when the incident occurred.
The state Police Command is yet to make any statement to that effect, but a top government official who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity said “that is what we heard but the bandits are yet to contact the family”.
This is coming a week after bandits abducted the father of House of Assembly Speaker, Nasiru Muazu Magarya.
The lawmaker represents Zurmi East in the state legislature.
The bandits also abducted his stepmother, uncle, and four others when they stormed Magarya village in Zurmi Local Government Area.
Barely 24 hours before his kidnap, an All Progressive Congress (APC) zonal Chairman 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.
