Huhuonline.com understands that three unidentified gunmen have abducted the former minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse.
The incident reportedly happened in front of his residence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful nephew, Alhaji Mamman Daura, on Inuwa Wada road in Kaduna.
Hirse, who was in the company of his friend, had gone to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki on Kabiru road, few meters away from Inuwa Wada road when the incident occurred.
Hirse, after visiting the Dasuki family decided to make a quick stopover at the house of Mamman Daura who was at home and was receiving guests and other family members. He was then kidnapped by the gunmen who perhaps had been trailing him.
An eyewitness who witnessed Hirse`s abduction said,“The three young gunmen jumped down from a car and accosted the former minister almost immediately.
“From what I could hear, they were asking him to get into their car but he was trying to seek further explanations from them, at that time, people started approaching the scene.
“One of the gunmen raised a gun he was holding and made to shoot but it did not fire, he tried it the second time and it failed, but the third time, he shot into the air.
“Upon hearing the gun shot, people ran for their lives,” the eyewitness.
ASP Aliyu Usman, Public Relation officer of the Kaduna state police command confirmed Bugudu Hirse`s abduction
Usman told our correspondent that no arrest had been made so far, however, the command had intensified efforts to track down the gunmen and free the former minister unhurt.
“The command will not sit and allow criminals to take laws into their hands. We will make sure that we arrest those criminals involved in the kidnap and they will face the law.
“We are committed to protect lives and property of the people. We also appeal to the public for any useful information that will lead to the arrest of the criminals.”
