The Adamawa State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of the Vice Chairman of Hong Local Government Area of the state, Bijida Yakubu, by suspected insurgents.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Othman Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, said three vigilante members that were with Yakubu lost their lives in the encounter.
Abubakar, who did not give details, however, said policemen investigating the incident had so far recovered the vice chairman’s shoes.
The abduction was said to have been carried out by Boko Haram members who attacked Gayafa village last week.
A resident of Hong, who simply identified himself as Hussaini, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident occurred in Gayafa village of the area.
Hussaini said: “You know, insurgents attacked the village last week.
“The vice chairman, who hailed from the village, was on an assessment visit with some hunters when the insurgents attacked and over-powered them.
“About seven insurgents were killed in the encounter before they over-powered the hunters and took away the vice chairman.”
Hussaini claimed that the abducted vice chairman was later allowed by his captors to call his wife with his cell phone before the device was switched off.
The Chairman of the Adamawa State branch of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Alhaji Sahabo Gurin, also confirmed the development.
