By Bode Olushegun
The village head of Mashio in Fune local government area of Yobe State, Isa Mashio, has been abducted by gunmen, the Police have confirmed.
The village head was said to have been abducted on Saturday night in Mashio by unidentified gunmen who stormed the his house.
One of the villagers who spoke to journalists on Sunday, said the people of the village were still perplexed on who could have executed the abduction even as no one has yet to ask for ransom.
The villagers, who could not give the exact number of people that launched the attack, said they came south of the village about 10 p.m. and got away through the same direction after the village head was abducted.
Apart from the abduction, the villagers did not say if other crimes were committed by the gunmen.
Meanwhile, the Yobe State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Dungus Abdulkareem, in a short statement said the police had launched a search and rescue operation for the district head.
He said the gunmen who kidnapped the village head had yet to be identified.
“The District Head of Mashio under Fune local government, Alhaji Isa Mai Buba, was abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.”
The statement added that: “At (about) 2205hrs on 15/8/2020, the gunmen attacked the house of the district head with heavy fire arms and disappeared with him into the tin air.
“Search parties were later on deployed but … no positive response or of his whereabouts was discovered.
“The police command had intensified efforts to rescue the District Head.”
Abdulkareem said: “Investigations are also ongoing to identify the hoodlums. More information will be communicated for any development, please.”
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