The abducted All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman Zone C in Niger State, Aminu Bobi, has been rescued by the police from his abductors.
The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Abiodun said that the chairman was rescued on Friday at about 3:30 pm. around Igwama forest, Bobi district of Mariga Local Government Area of the state.
“The victim was rescued from the forest, debriefed and taken to the General Hospital, Kontagora, for medical attention, while efforts to track down the culprits are being intensified.
“It is also noteworthy to state that on Aug. 7 about 14:30 hours (2:30 pm.), suspected armed men had attacked the victim and his driver, one Nasiru Bobi, on their way to their farm on Ukuru road in Bobi district area of Mariga LGA.
“The driver was shot on the leg and abandoned by the assailants, while the chairman was abducted,” Abiodun said.
He said the command has mobilised a joint police, army and vigilante team to the area for the manhunt of the gunmen.
He said that the driver was later rescued and taken to the general hospital, Kontagora, where he received medical attention.
