The District Head of Mashio in Yobe State, Isa Mai Buba has been abducted by unknown gunmen.
Buba, was reportedly taken from his house in Mashio, Fune Local Government Area of the state at about 10p.m on Saturday night.
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The Yobe State Police Command’s spokesman Dungus Abdulkareem confirmed the incident in a statement, saying that the kidnappers attacked the district head’s house with “heavy firearms and disappeared with him into the thin air.”
He the police have launched a manhunt for the gunmen with a view to rescuing the traditional leader and bringing his assailants to book.