ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Updating your news feed...
NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. Published by Africa’s international award-winning journalist, Mr. Isaac Umunna, NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s first truly professional online daily newspaper. It is published from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and media hub, and has a provision for occasional special print editions. Thanks to our vast network of sources and dedicated team of professional journalists and contributors spread across Nigeria and overseas, NEWS EXPRESS has become synonymous with newsbreaks and exclusive stories from around the world.
Gunmen
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Mahadi Hassan, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Jigawa State.
The HOD, Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mr John Kaiwa, confirmed this to Channels Television on Tuesday.
He disclosed that Hassan who has been missing since Friday was abducted on Gwiwa Road in the state.
The police authorities in Jigawa have also confirmed the incident.
They said there was no formal complaint filed by the electoral body or the family of the victims.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bala Zama, however, contacted the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Mahmoud Isah.
Mr Zama told reporters in Dutse that the kidnappers have contacted the family.
He added that Hassan’s abductors demanded a ransom before he can regain his freedom.
•Sourced from a Channels TV report
