Bandits Abduct Kaduna Councillor, Two Sons From Zaria Residence

Bandits have reportedly abducted Lamido Muhammad, a Supervisory Councillor for Special Duties in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, alongside his two sons, Aliyu Lamido and Amir Lamido. The armed assailants stormed Muhammad’s residence in Wucicciri, Abba area of Zaria, in the early hours of Sunday and took him and his two sons to an unknown destination, according to conflict reporter Bakatsine. According to Bakatsine, the whereabouts of abducted Muhammad and his two sons were unknown at the time of filing the report. Efforts to contact the Kaduna State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, were unsuccessful, as his phone rang unanswered and he did not respond to messages sent to him.