Gunmen on Thursday night abducted the two wives of Nasarawa State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Tijani, from his residence in Nasarawa town.
The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Sadiq-Bello, confirmed the incident on Friday in Lafia in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Sadiq-Bello said the police were on the trail of the kidnappers and would soon apprehend them.
Sadiq-Bello said: “We are aware of the abduction and as we speak now, we have gotten information about their location and we are closing in on them.”
When contacted on phone, Tijani said the family has not been contacted by the kidnappers.
Tijani said: “As I speak with you now, we do not know where my wives are being kept and no one has contacted us.
“We shall continue to pray for their freedom.”
Meanwhile, an eyewitness who would not want to be mentioned said that the gunmen numbering about 10 stormed the house in Nasarawa town at about 8pm.
Tijani said the gunmen shot sporadically into the air before whisking away the women in their vehicles.
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