ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi
Gunmen numbering four stormed the residence of a former Member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abdulmumuni Ningi and kidnapped him.
The incident happened on Thursday night.
Ningi represented Ningi Constituency in the last Bauchi State House of Assembly.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with our Correspondent Friday morning.
Responding to inquiries, he said: “Yes, a former member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly who represented Ningi Constituency was kidnapped on Thursday at about 8pm within Bauchi metropolis.
“The information we received indicated that he was trailed by his abductors who were four in number in a gold coloured car. They trailed him from where he was going from to his house around the BSADP (Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme) area at Isa Yuguda Guest House within the metropolis,” he stated.
Wakil said that the gunmen seized their victim and drove away with him in the car they brought.
He said: “As of this morning (Friday) that I speak with you, they have not called yet. Our intelligence men are working hard to get to the root of the situation and rescue him safely.”
The Police Spokesman advised residents to be more security conscious, and take note of vehicles and motorcycles that may be trailing them.
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