BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Information Commissioner In Niger State

Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped Governor Sani Bello’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mallam Idris Mohammed.

It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday night.

The bandits abducted Mr Mohammed from his residence at Baban Tunga, Tafa local government area of the Niger State.

The gunmen said to be numbering about 20, stormed the residence of the Commissioner at about 1: 00 am under a heavy downpour and shot sporadically into the air before abducting their victim in front of his second wife.

According to a source close to the family, the commissioner has been whisked away under the heavy rain, and abductors are yet to make any contact with the family as of the time of filing this report.

This incident is coming barely 24 hours after the 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.

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Meanwhile, the Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane confirmed the incident.

He confirmed that the Commissioner was abducted at about 1:00 am during the downpour which lasted till this morning.

Matane however said that the security officers 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 reached out to anyone.

“He was kidnapped at the early hours of today around 1:00 am 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.