Unknown gunmen in Zamfara State have killed the state’s Deputy- Director of Budget, Alhaji Kabiru Ismail and Kidnapped the Agency’s Director, Alhaji Hamza Salihu

According to the Director-General, Press Affairs to Gov. Bello Matawalle, Yusuf Idris in a statement released on Monday. He confirmed that the incident occurred near Kachia in Kaduna state, while the Zamfara State officials were on their way to Akwanga in Nasarawa state on an official trip.

“Zamfara State Governor, Dr Bello Matawalle, has described as terrible and disturbing, Sunday afternoon abduction of the state’s Director of Budget, Alhaji Hamza Salihu, who was abducted along with two other persons near Kachia in Kaduna State while on their way to Akwanga in Nasarawa State on an official trip.

“It is very unfortunate that while efforts are being strengthened to stop armed banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other crimes peacefully without any bloodshed, some bad elements who have chosen to remain unrepentant will still use security uniforms to stop and kidnap unsuspecting law abiding citizens,” he said.

As a result of this unfortunate event, the Zamfara state Government said they would cooperate with Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state and all security agencies to rescue the victims, while noting that another lady was shot in the leg and abandoned at the kidnap scene in a pool of blood by the abductors.

Muhammad Auwal Hamza, son of the kidnapped Zamfara State Director of Budget also confirmed the sad incident.