Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the early hours of Wednesday abducted the member representing Nguroje State Constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Bashir Mohammed.
An aide to the lawmaker told our correspondent on the phone that Mohammed was kidnapped around 1am in his house in Jalingo. According to the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Mohammed had called the police upon noticing suspicious movements around his house, but the police arrived late.
“They invaded the house around 12am and oga called the police immediately on sensing danger; but it took the police about one hour to arrive. The gunmen, who shot continuously, operated in the area for over one hour before taking him away around 1am,” he said.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP David Misal, did not take his calls.
Mohammed is the Chairman of the House Committee on Information.
This is the second time in three years that a member of the state House of Assembly will be kidnapped.
The member representing Takum 1 Constituency, Hosea Ibi, was kidnapped and killed by his abductors in 2017.