Gunmen have done it again, kidnapped Commissioner.
Gunmen have struck again. Mr Mohammed Idris, Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen at Baban Tunga village of Tafa Local Government Area of the state.
The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this in a telephone interview on Monday.
Matane said that the gunmen who came with about 15 motorcycles and sophisticated weapons kidnapped the commissioner 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 and promised to provide more details later.
Gunmen and bandits have been perpetrating evil in the state in the past six months.
