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Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed bandits in Dangwandi village, Gebe district of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The Exercises Secretary, Isa Local Government Council, Alhaji Muhammad Makoshi, gave the report while speaking with journalists who were on elections monitoring in the area.
He said the victim, Surajo Muhammad, who is a presiding officer in charge of the area was kidnapped while on duty.
Makoshi said the incident was confirmed few hours ago when a call was put through the victim’s phone line but one of the kidnappers responded that the victim had been abducted.
“We just received the news that one of the INEC presiding officers has been kidnapped in Dangwandi village of Gebe district. He was on supervision tour of the area when he was abducted.
“We have called his phone line and one of the kidnappers has confirmed that he had been kidnapped. But we will try our best to ensure that he is set free,” he explained.
The Executive Secretary however decried the incessant killing and kidnapping of innocent citizens of the area by armed bandits.
“Just yesterday, four persons were killed including two policemen and several were kidnapped along Sokoto-Isa road.
“There was an incident; about eight vehicles were stopped and the occupants were abducted,” he further disclosed.
Makoshi noted that, although the security agencies are trying their best to salvage the ugly trend, he urged the Federal government to further deploy more security personnel to complement the existing ones in the area.
