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Gunmen have kidnapped Yahaya Abubakar, district head, and Ibrahim Musa, former education secretary of Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state.

Three brothers identified as Jonathan, Joakin and Benjamin Obi were also abducted at Sabon Tasha in Chikun local government area in the state.

In a statement on Thursday, Yakubu Sabo, spokesman of the state police command, confirmed the incidents, saying the three brothers were kidnapped by suspected hoodlums, while the abductors of the district head and ex-secretary disguised in military uniform when they attacked the victims’ vehicle along Birnin Gwari road.

“On 19/12/2019, the Kaduna State Police Command received information of two separate unfortunate incidents of kidnapping through DPO Buruku and Sabon Tasha respectively to the effect that, on 18/12/2019 at about 1430hours, unknown gunmen in military uniform intercepted a commuting vehicle along Birnin Gwari Road by unguwan Yako and consequently kidnapped two occupants to unknown destination,” the statement read.

“The victims were identified as Alhaji Yahaya Yusuf Abubakar Sarkin Kudu the district head of Birnin Gwari and Alhaji Ibrahim Musa former education secretary of Birnin Gwari LGA.

“Similar unfortunate incident of kidnapping was recorded at Sabon Tasha in Chikun LGA where three persons, namely: Jonathan Obi, Joakin Obi and Benjamin Obi all of the same address were kidnapped around 0200hours of today by suspected hoodlums to unknown destination.”

The spokesman said the police command deployed its operatives to the two areas after it received the information.

He said efforts are ongoing to ensure the release of the victims ahead of the festive period.

“On receipt of the Information, Police Operatives from the Anti Kidnapping, SARS and the IRT were immediately drafted to the two areas,” he said.

“The entire bush around the two areas have been thoroughly combed with a view to rescuing the victims and apprehending the culprits to face justice.”

Sabo said the command is in charge of the situation to ensure that the victims are safely rescued.

He urged members of the public to reamin calm and go by their normal activities while security operatives do their jobs.