By Amos Tauna
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in Northern Nigeria has condemned the kidnapping Tuesday evening of a member of the House of Representative representing Takai/Sumaila Federal Constituency, Garba Umar Durbunde.
Hon. Durbunde was kidnapped by unknown men at Jere along Abuja Road at about 5pm on his way back to Abuja.
Governor Ganduje, shocked by the news of the sad and unfortunate event, condemned it in the strongest term as an act of wickedness perpetrated by evil and cold-hearted elements.
He therefore called on the police force and other security agencies to intensify effort to rescue the kidnapped lawmaker while also advising members of the public to be vigilante and security conscious at all times.
The Kano State Commissioner for Information , Garba Mohammed in a statement said the state Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, expressed shocked about the incident which occurred when Muslims were observing the Ramadan.
The Commissioner urged the police and other security agencies to do all they could to rescue the lawmaker.
Garba Durbunde, member representing Takai/Sumaila federal constituency in the House of Representatives, was reportedly kidnapped by unknown persons along the Jere-Abuja Road, Kaduna State on Tuesday.
The lawmaker was said to be on his way to Kano when the incident occurred at about 5.00pm on the fateful day.
Though the Kaduna State Police Command was yet to confirm the incident, the Kano State Government did as at the time of filing this report.
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