Family of a Bauchi APC chieftain has expressed concern 12 weeks after his kidnapping

The family of Alhaji Uba Boris, the kidnapped All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Bauchi State, has expressed grave concern over his whereabouts 12 weeks after his kidnapping, claiming that his prolonged absence has negatively impacted them.

Boris, a former Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Youth Mobilization and Director of the Yuguda Vocational Centre under former governor Isa Yuguda, was kidnapped in Bauchi on July 7, 2021.

The politician was said to have been abducted by his assailants at around 8 p.m. at the CBN roundabout on the Murtala Muhammed way in Bauchi metropolis, despite conflicting narratives about how he was abducted.

Boris’ senior wife, Sa’adatu, told journalists that the family had not heard from his kidnappers since their breadwinner was kidnapped.

This, she said, caused members of the family to be terrified, adding that they never knew the reason for the kidnapping or who was behind it, which she said had caused them untold hardship.

“It has been exactly 12 weeks since my husband was kidnapped, and there has been no report of his whereabouts and all of his phone numbers have been disconnected.

“We tried everything we could to locate him, but we were unsuccessful. We went to the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, who told us that the police were still investigating the case and that the command would contact us if they had any information about him,” Sa’adatu said.

According to her, there was an attempt on her husband’s life two weeks prior to his abduction by unknown persons, and Boris reported the incident to the police at the time, but nothing was done about it.

“Prior to his kidnapping, a female leader gathered a group of women and insisted that he (Boris) meet them, but he initially declined because political activities had not yet begun.

“He asked the woman to take them to his office, but she insisted on meeting him at her home in 1000 Housing Estate, and he eventually agreed to follow her.

Read also: Silverbird’s MBGN Pageant 2021 is sponsored by Geely Nigeria

“They were attacked by two tinted vehicles on their way to the house, and he narrowly escaped them. He filed a report with the State CID. I recall him not suspecting the woman of staging the attack or any other plot against him when he told us about it.

“We didn’t think the incident was serious because we thought it was political opponents trying to intimidate him,” the politician’s wife explained. “But two weeks later, he was kidnapped,” she added.

She went on to say that her husband’s prolonged absence had instilled fear and mourning in the entire family, relatives, and supporters.

“We are living in palpable fear and distress in this house because he has 17 children and three wives who are awaiting unknown misery. One of our eyes is open while we sleep.

“We are always apprehensive and thinking of who is coming into the house whenever we hear any movement of a stranger knocking on the door,” she explained.

Attempts to reach the state police command for comment were unsuccessful because calls to SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), were not answered.

Although the police are investigating the circumstances surrounding Boris’ kidnapping, a top official from the command, who asked not to be identified because “I was not authorised to speak on this matter,” told DAILY POST that his family did not help the situation.

Despite assurances from the State Commissioner of Police, Sylvester Abiodun Alabi, the family attempted to give the kidnappers money, compromising police investigations, according to the official.