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July 16, 2019
The Zamfara State Government has confirmed the kidnap of itsDirector of Budget Hamza Salihu.
The confirmation was made in a statement by the Director-General, Press Affairs to the state Governor, Yusuf Idris in Gusau.
The statement described as terrible and disturbing theabduction of the state’s Director of Budget along with two other persons nearKachia in Kaduna State while on their way to Akwanga in Nasarawa State on anofficial trip.
The Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalli expressed sadness in the killing of one of the passengers on board, Kabiru Ismail, the Deputy Director of Budge in the state, who was murdered by the gunmen.
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Similarly, a lady passenger in the vehicle was said to havebeen shot in the leg and abandoned.
Meanwhile, Matawalle vowed to liase with his Kaduna Statecounterpart, Nasir El-Rufai, and all security agencies to trace theperpetrators, bring them to book and rescue the victims.