A Lieutenant Colonel of the Nigerian Army, N.B. Ahmed has been abducted following an ambush on a military convoy by gunmen suspected to be terrorists. SaharaReporters gathered that the senior military officer was abducted along Tsafe (Zamfara)/Funtua (Katsina) road on Friday, January 6. The abducted officer is the new commanding officer of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto. “Our new boss who resumed on Friday was attacked while being escorted to Kano. He was taken away by the gunmen,” a military source told SaharaReporters.
January 8, 2023SaharaReporters gathered that the senior military officer was abducted along Tsafe /Funtua road on Friday, January 6.
SaharaReporters gathered that the senior military officer was abducted along Tsafe /Funtua road on Friday, January 6.“Our new boss who resumed on Friday was attacked while being escorted to Kano. He was taken away by the gunmen,” a military source told SaharaReporters.The signal was however silent on others travelling with Ahmed.
This comes a few days after a female Lieutenant, P. P. Johnson was abducted by unknown gunmen in Imo State.
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