By Wole Mosadomi
Zamfara State government has confirmed the kidnap of Hamza Salihu, its Director of Budget.
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Yusuf Idris, Director-General of Press Affairs to Governor Bello Matawalle, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.
According to him, Kabiru Ismail, the state’s Deputy Director of Budget, was killed during the incident while two others were kidnapped alongside Salihu.
The incident was said to have occurred near Kachia in Kaduna State, while they were on their way to Akwanga in Nasarawa State on an official trip.
The governor expressed sadness over the incident, describing it as “terrible and disturbing.”
The statement said: “Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has described as terrible and disturbing, Sunday afternoon’s abduction of the state’s Director of Budget, Alhaji Hamza Salihu, along with two other persons near Kachia in Kaduna State,…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
