Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Bauchi State House of Assembly seat for Ganjuwa West constituency, Alhaji Yusuf Dadiye.
He was said to have been kidnapped on Monday night on his way to Miya from Bauchi.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Area Commander, Nigeria Police in charge of the Central Zone, Bassey Udoh, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said investigation was ongoing to apprehend the culprits and bring them to justice.
The driver of the kidnapped politician, Danliti Rungo, said, the abductors were in a black 406 Peugeot salon car, who forced his car to stop at gunpoint.
Rungo said the abductors took Dadiye away immediately to an unknown destination.
The family of the abducted candidate and his supporters have called for intensive prayers over the matter.
They called on security agents in the state to embark on a thorough search in order to rescue Dadiye.
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