Mr Emmanuel Adeniyi, Zamfara state assistant commissioner of police has been reported to have been kidnapped by armed bandits suspected to be notorious serial kidnappers.
He was reported to have been abducted on Wednesday, September 27, while driving along Katsina/Kaduna road on his return trip from Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state.
The same armed bandits are suspected to have previously kidnapped three police officers including assistant supretandant of police, a sergeant and one corporal from a police post of Keta town under Tsafe local government area of the state.
They were, however, released after a joint intervention by the state government and the state police command.
The principal officer attached to state command of the CID who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the incidence.
Shaba Alkali, the state commissioner of police was said to have also confirmed the incident.