Bandits abduct Niger State commissioner for information

Niger State Commissioner for Information, Sani Idris, has been abducted by bandits.

Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, said the commissioner was abducted around 1am in his hometown, Baban Tunga in the Tafa Local Government Area of the state on Monday.

Matane said security operatives are on the trail of the kidnappers, adding that they hope to rescue the commissioner unharmed soon.

Niger has been hit with a wave of attacks and abductions by bandits.

About 27 students were kidnapped in Kagara in February.

There have been other mass abductions, including the kidnapping of over 100 Islamiyya pupils in Tegina area of the state,  still in captivity.