By Uzair Adam
Gunmen have abducted the Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area in Kano State after storming his residence in a late-night attack.
Chairman of the Councillors in the area, Hon. Sabo Yusuf Usman, confirmed the incident to the BBC, saying it occurred in the early hours of Friday in Dinya town.
According to him, the attackers struck at about 1:00 a.m. while the secretary was asleep.
He explained that the gunmen first woke the secretary’s son, who was sleeping in the outer compound, and forced him to knock on the door under the pretense of being unwell.
He said the boy told his father he had a stomach ache when asked what was wrong, prompting the secretary to open the door.
The gunmen then immediately carted away both the father and the son.
Usman added that the attackers later released the son and fled with the secretary before security operatives arrived at the scene.
Kibiya Local Government Area has not been widely associated with security threats in the past.
However, neighbouring areas such as Tsanyawa and Shanono, which share a border with Katsina State, have experienced a series of bandit attacks in recent times.
