Dem don kidnap retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, wey serve as Director of Defence Information, and im wife for Matazu axis of Katsina State.
According to information wey SaharaReporters get, di retired senior military officer and im wife dey travel go Katsina State when armed men stop dem and carry dem go unknown place on Saturday.
Sources wey know di matter tell SaharaReporters say di abduction happen inside Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, area wey don see many attacks from armed criminal groups for recent years.
One source tok say di retired general driver manage to escape from di scene, even though dem shoot am for leg. “Maj. Gen. R. Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information, was kidnapped together with his wife on his way to Katsina today. He was kidnapped along Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. His driver escaped with a gunshot injury,” di source tell SaharaReporters.
Di source further explain say di vehicle wey dey involve for di incident, red Peugeot 504 wey dem assign to di senior officer, dem later recover am and now dey park for Matazu Divisional Headquarters of Nigeria Police Force. “The senior officer’s Peugeot 504, red in colour, is parked at the Matazu Division of the Nigeria Police Force,” di source add.
One message wey dey circulate among security and military contacts, wey dem say retired Brigadier General Sagir Musa forward am, also raise alarm about di incident and call for urgent intervention from relevant authorities. Di message read: “Maj Gen R Abubakar former Dir Def Info was kidnapped together with his wife on his way to Katsina today. He was kidnapped along Matazu LGA of KTS. His driver escaped with gunshot injury. The Snr offr Peugeot 504 Red in color is parked at Matazu Div NPF. Plse pass to authorities as appropriate.”
As of di time wey we dey file dis report, Katsina State Police Command and military authorities no don issue any official statement to confirm or deny di reported abduction.
Katsina and di neighbouring Zamfara State remain among di worst-hit areas for Nigeria northwest region, where armed bandit groups continue to carry out kidnappings, killings, cattle rustling, and attacks on communities despite ongoing security operations.
Over di years, both state and local authorities don try various peace initiatives and negotiations wey dem hope go make armed groups drop dia weapons. But many of dose efforts no produce lasting results, as bandit attacks continue across several local government areas for di two states.
