Mr Mohammed Idris, Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen at Baban Tunga village of Tarfa Local Government Area of the state.
The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday.
Matane said that the gunmen who came on about fifteen motorcycles with sophisticated weapons kidnapped the commissioner at about 11 p.m. during a downpour in the area.
He said that the kidnappers had yet to make contact.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident to NAN and promised to provide more details later.
Meanwhile, Niger State Government has in a statement made available to Newsdiaryonline confirmed the kidnap of the Commissioner for Information Mohammed Sani Idris.
According to the statement by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State, “the Commissioner was said to have been kidnaped by bandits at about 11 pm last night, Sunday 9th Aug-2021,from his home at Baban tunga village in Tafa local government of the State.
The CPS added that “Security agencies are however already trailing the bandits with a view to apprehending them.” (With reports by NAN)
