Suspected bandits invaded the house of the All Progressive Congress (APC) of Yauri local government area of Kebbi State, Alhaji Yusuf Alhassan, in the early hours of yesterday and abducted his wife and son.
A resident of the area who confirmed the incident to journalists in Birnin Kebbi said the incident occurred at the chairman’s house at the Low-Cost area in Yauri.
The source said the abductors whisked the chairman’s wife and his son to an unknown destination in the forest.
The spokesperson of the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Bashir Usman, who was contacted, confirmed the incident, but added that security personnel had been dispatched to the area to track down the abductors.
Efforts to speak with the APC chairman failed, as all his phone lines were switched off.
