The Commissioner for Information in Niger State, Mohammed Idris, has been kidnapped by suspected bandits.
Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to Niger Governor, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
Mr. Idris was said to have been kidnaped by bandits at about one o’clock in the early hours of today from his home at Baban Tunga village in Tafa local government of the State.
The statement by the Chief Press Secretary added that security agencies are already on the trail of the bandits.