Some gunmen, believed to be members of a Fulani militia, have reportedly abducted an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), identified as Mr. Salish Usman, and his wife, in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The assailants were reported to have also shot dead Usman’s wife’s sister.
The incident, which happened on Wednesday around 9:00am, led to the kidnap of the nephew of a former minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr. Labaran Maku.
It was learnt that the gunmen, numbering about 100, first invaded a private residence in the town and shot continuously into the air.
A witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the men killed one person to frighten the youth who wanted to resist the attack.
He said, “The victim is a nephew of former Minister for Information and National Orientation and supervising minister for Defence, Mr. Labaran Maku.”
He said they gained access into the house and kidnapped Usman and his wife.
Confirming the incident, the Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Mrs. Zainab Lawal, said, “Nigeria Immigration officer, Superintendent Salisu Usman, and his wife have been abducted at gunpoint. The sister was shot, which led to her death.”
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ramhan Nansel, did not respond to enquiries from our correspondent as of the time of filing this report.