THE District Head of Kujama in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr Steven Ibrahim has been abducted by suspected gunmen.
He was abducted alongside two others while walking out of a reservation centre located behind Bethel Baptist School along Kaduna- Kujama highway.
The incident happened on Sunday evening around 7pm according to a local JTF senior member who pleaded for anonymity.
According to him, the district head was in company of two others when the gunmen came on motorcycle and picked him at gunpoint.
“The place where the incident happened was behind the Bethel Baptist School and the incident happened around 7pm on Sunday. People around the Anguwar Ayaba community said they saw them being conveyed on their (bandits) motorcycles into the bush,” he said.
Also confirming the incident to this newspaper on Wednesday, the Ardon Ardodi of Chikun Local Government, Ibrahim Saleh described the incident as unfortunate.
“It’s true our district head was abducted. Very unfortunate and may God bring an end to such incidents,” he simply said.
In a related development, two mobile policemen sustained gunshot wounds as suspected bandits attacked Kakangi Community in Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State.
The incident occurred on Monday morning when the bandits stormed the outskirts of the community, attempting to set ablaze the Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicle belonging to the mobile policemen in the area.
