Abdulmumuni Ningi a former member of the Bauchi House of Assembly, has been kidnapped by gunmen, Police said Friday.
Ahmed Wakil, Police Public Relations Officer, in Bauchi State, said Ningi was abducted about 8 pm Thursday night within the Bauchi metropolis.
Wakil said that Ningi was trailed by his abductors who were four in number in a gold-coloured car. They trailed him to his house around the BSADP (Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme) area at Isa Yuguda Guest House within the metropolis.
The gunmen were said to have seized the former legislator and drove away with him in their own car.
“As of this morning (Friday), they have not called yet. Our intelligence men are working hard to get to the root of the situation and rescue him safely.”
Nigeria is currently witnessing its worst peace-time insecurity, with kidnapping for ransom, murder and other forms of violent crime rising by the day. Kidnapping has become a common occurrence both within the cities and on the highways.
