House of Representatives member for Sumaila/Takai federal constituency Garba Durbunde, has reportedly been kidnapped.
He was kidnapped along Kaduna- Jere road on Tuesday, May 30 while on his way to Kano from Abuja.
However, Abdulrazak Namdas, the spokesman of the House of Representatives, said he was not aware of the incident. “I am not aware of this but I was told some papers have carried it,” said Namdas.
But Premiun Times said a lawmaker, who asked not to be named, confirmed the incident to them, and that the family of the kidnapped lawmaker were already in contact with the kidnappers.
The source also said the State Security Service (SSS) is already investigating the kidnap.
The lawmaker’s legislative aide, Tunde Adela, the online medium reported, also confirmed the incident, saying, “It is true he has been kidnapped.”