Mr Mohammed Idris, Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen at Baban Tunga village of Tarfa Local Government Area of the state.
The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this on Monday.
Matane said that the gunmen, who came on about 15 motorcycles with sophisticated weapons, abducted the commissioner about 11 p.m. during a downpour in the area.
He said that the kidnappers had yet to make contact.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.
