Gunmen have killed the Zamfara state’s Deputy Director of Budget, Kabiru Ismail even as they kidnapped the state’s Director of Budget, Hamza Salihu and two others.
A lady was also shot in the leg and abandoned at the kidnap scene.
Director-General (Press Affairs) to Governor Bello Matawalle, Yusuf Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
The incident occurred near Kachia in Kaduna State while they were on their way to Akwanga in Nasarawa State on an official trip.
The Governor, Bello Matawalle, expressed sadness over the incident, describing it as “terrible and disturbing.”
The statement read in part: “Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has described as terrible and disturbing, Sunday afternoon’s abduction of the state’s Director of Budget, Alhaji Hamza Salihu, along with two other persons near Kachia in Kaduna State, while on their way to Akwanga in Nasarawa State on an official trip.
“It is very unfortunate that while efforts are being strengthened to stop banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other crimes peacefully without any bloodshed, some bad elements that have chosen to remain unrepentant will still use security uniforms to stop and kidnap unsuspecting law-abiding citizens.”
Leave a Reply