The Gayari District Head of Gummi Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Mohammed and his son, have both been kidnapped by bandits.
Alhaji Hassan Mohammed, who was in his home with his two sons on Thursday night, was attacked by heavily armed men before being kidnapped.
Sources disclosed that the armed men arrived at Gayari town and headed straight to the District Head’s house, shooting heavily in the air while scaring neighbours who tried to rescue the victims.
According to a source, Malam Abubakar Sani, who spoke to The PUNCH, the kidnappers initially kidnapped the head and his two children, however, one of the children fell off from the motorcycle and ran back home.
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The incidence is yet to be confirmed by the police spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu. According to him, the Command was yet to receive the report from the police in the area.
Meanwhile, the Herald reported that the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately resign over his inability to curtail the security challenges bedevilling the nation.
The Abia South senator made the call on Wednesday while contributing to a motion sponsored by the Majority Leader, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi. Abdullahi’s motion centred on rising insecurity in the country.
Abaribe described the Buhari administration’s attitude towards insecurity in the country as surprising, saying that the president has proved incapable of solving the challenges.
According to him, the Federal Government under Buhari has continued to claim defeat of Boko Haram while the terror group continues to kill and maim Nigerians.
The senator added that because of this “propaganda”, the hard work that should be put in to contain the menace has not been done. He added that since the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided to live by propaganda, the party must prepare to die by propaganda.
“Those who live on propaganda shall die by propaganda.
“Defeat is staring us on the face.