The Former Senator, Representing Taraba North in the National Assembly, Senator Zik Sunday was reported to have been kidnapped by gunmen.
Senator, Zik Sunday served Taraba North between 2 in the upper chambers between 2003 to 2007.
DSP David Misal, Police Public Relations Officer, Taraba Command confirmed the incident while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Jalingo.
Misal said that the Senator whisked away in his home in Karim, Karim Lamido Lamido, the local government headquarters, adding that effort was ongoing to rescue him.
Similarly, the police spokesman also confirmed the abduction of Corporal Mustapha Badamasi, the Chief Imam of the command’s mosque.
The Chief Imam was kidnapped in his house at Sabongari, a suburb of Jalingo town, as the Misal assured that efforts were being made to rescue him from his abductors.
In the meantime, abductors of the former Senator have contacted his family, though sources did not disclose the amount they requested as ransom.
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