The Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Andaha, has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen.

According to sources, Andaha was abducted on Monday night at Ningo village along the Andaha–Akwanga Road.

Reports indicate that the chairman was taken alongside a local resident, Adamu Custom, who was in his company at the time of the incident, around 8:30 pm.

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The news was disclosed by the Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Haruna Kassimu, in Lafia, the state capital.

Kassimu conveyed the details to journalists, stating, “The Chairman, Safiyanu, was abducted at Ningo village on the Akwanga-Andaha Road in the Akwanga Local Government Area of the state along with one Alhaji Adamu Custom at about 8:30 p.m. on January 1, 2024.”