Security Forces Launch Rescue Mission for Abducted Kebbi Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Sama’ila-Bagudo, has been kidnapped. The Kebbi State Police Command has quickly assembled a joint team consisting of police tactical units, military personnel, and local vigilantes to pursue the abductors and ensure his safe rescue in Bagudo Local Government Area.

Bambu was reportedly kidnapped on Friday night at his hometown of Bagudo, which is located in the state’s Bagudu Local Government Area.

The Deputy Speaker was kidnapped by suspected bandits, according to a statement released on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi by CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, the Public Relations Officer for the Kebbi Command.

Abubakar said that shortly after the congressman had observed the Isha’i prayer on his way home, a gang of armed men raided Bagudo town on Friday night at around 8:20 p.m. and kidnapped him.

He said that Bello Sani, the state’s commissioner of police, has reaffirmed the command’s commitment to safeguarding the lives and property of state citizens.

“The joint team is currently combing the bandits’ routes and nearby forests with a view to rescuing the lawmaker unhurt and arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act,” he stated.

“In order to maintain peace and stability in the state, the CP has also urged the public to continue being watchful and to support the police and other security agencies.”

The kidnappers had not yet made their demands public, and the state administration had not released a formal statement regarding the event or its most recent developments.