Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed bandits in Dangwandi village, Gebe district of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The Executive Secretary, Isa LGA, Alhaji Muhammad Makoshi, disclosed this while speaking with journalists who were on election monitoring duty in the area.
He said the victim, Surajo Muhammad, who is a Presiding Officer in charge of the area, was kidnapped while on duty.
Makoshi said the incident was confirmed when a call was put through to the victim’s phone line but one of the kidnappers responded that the victim has been abducted.
“We just received the news that one of the INEC Presiding Officers has been kidnapped in Dangwandi village of Gebe district. He was on supervision tour of the area when he was abducted. We have called his phone line and one of the kidnappers has confirmed that he has been kidnapped. But we will try our best to ensure that he is set free,” he said.
Makoshi said security agencies were trying their best to salvage the ugly trend, but urged the Federal Government to further deploy more security personnel to the area.