JUST-IN: Bandits Abduct Niger Electoral Commission Member, Ex-SUBEB Boss, Others

Unknown gunmen suspected to beryllium bandits fleeing from Kwara State person abducted scores of passengers on Ibbi-Bussa connected Mokwa-New Bussa roadworthy successful Niger State.

LEADERSHIP gathered that among those abducted were the Commissioner 7 of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Ahmed Mohammed, and Alhaji Bawa Niworo, a erstwhile president of the State Universal Education Board (NSUBEB).

It was gathered that scores of the passengers were abducted from galore vehicles stopped astatine a wood adjacent Ibbi successful Mashegu section authorities country of the State precocious connected Monday.

Confirming this to LEADERSHIP, the State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Wasiu Abiodun, said: “suspected equipped men attacked the Police nipping constituent on Ibbi-Bussa road, the Police tactical squad engaged and repelled the hoodlums, and successful the process, the Police patrol conveyance was damaged with gunshots, portion 1 of the Policemen sustained gunshot wounded and helium was taken to a adjacent infirmary for aesculapian treatment.”

“Unfortunately, the fleeing equipped men aboriginal blocked the roadworthy up of the Police nipping point, and abducted immoderate passengers on the roadworthy from astir 3 vehicles,” helium added.

He stated that the Police Command has mobilised much tactical teams with different information agencies and vigilante members trailing the suspected kidnappers with a presumption to rescue the abducted victims and imaginable apprehension of the hoodlums.

Meanwhile successful different development, the PPRO said successful continuation of the Police Command’s clearance operations successful immoderate identified suspected kidnappers’ hideouts, and based connected quality received, the Command’s Special Task Team (STT), with vigilante members carried retired a clearance cognition wrong Kokolo wood via Kawo-Auna village, successful Magama section authorities area.

He said: “During this operation, the squad stormed the forest, encountered the hoodlums and engaged them successful a weapon battle. Fortunately, 3 among the suspected kidnappers were neutralised and others escaped into the wood with gunshot injuries, portion a victim was rescued.”