Gunmen on Wednesday night, kidnapped Mr. Adamu Mohammad, elder brother to Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammad.
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, gathered that the gunmen, after firing several warning shots, made away with their victim around 7.30pm at Anguwar Jaki area of Bauchi metropolis.
Efforts to secure comments of the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Kamal Abubakar, proved abortive as he neither picked his call, nor responded to text message sent to him by NAN on the matter.
However, Mr Muktar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant, SSA, Media to Governor Bala Muhammed , confirmed the occurrence of the incident.
Gidado, in response to a text message from NAN, confirmed that the governor’s brother was kidnapped on Wednesday at about 7.30 pm at Yan Jaki.
“Yes! It is confirmed at about 7:30pm and no further information yet,” he stated.
