Plateau commissioner’s wife, daughter kidnapped

Unknown gunmen have abducted the wife and daughter of the Commissioner for Environment in Plateau State, Idi Bamaiyi.

According to sources, both mother and daughter were abducted on Saturday morning when the gunmen invaded the residence of the commissioner.

They also confirmed that the incident had been reported to the security agencies in a bid to ensure the return of the victims.

The assailants, as learnt, were said to have forced their way into the house in the early hours before abducting the victims in Gindiri township of Mangu Local Government Area of the state.

Sources added that the attack lasted for about an hour as the gunmen blocked major roads in the township while the operation was ongoing.