Gunmen kidnap Ribadu’s brother

 

Gunmen yesterday kidnapped Mallam Sani Ribadu, a younger brother to a former  Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

The younger Ribadu was kidnapped at his farm on the road to Fufore, about 15 kilometres to Yola.

According to sources, he went to his farm last night for a “routine tendering of his crops” when the gunmen stormed the place and took him to an unknown destination.

It was unclear if the abduction was politically-motivated or by insurgents in the state.

But there was suspicion of political motives last night because Sani was rated as “central to the campaign coordination of the ex-EFCC chairman.”

Besides being a former chairman of Yola South Local Government Area, Sani Ribadu was a member of Adamawa State House of Assembly.

A source said: “The ex-local government chairman was abducted and his car left intact at the farm. We cannot locate him.

“Apart from alerting the police, a search team has been put in place.”

The source added: “Actually, Sani Ribadu’s experience is of immense benefit to the former EFCC chairman, who is still learning the ropes in politics.

“We are suspecting that he might have been targeted. But it is too early to draw any conclusion.”

The Special Assistant on Media to the former EFCC chairman, Mallam Abdulazeez Abdulazeez, who spoke with our correspondent about 10pm yesterday,  said: “It is true that some gunmen kidnapped Oga’s brother or cousin, to put it in better perspective.”