HEALTH WORKER KIDNAPPED IN SOKOTO NIGERIA SEE DETAILS

A health worker, Bello Arzika, has
been kidnapped in Sokoto, a union
leader has said.
Abdullahi Aliyu, the Chairman of
Sokoto State Chapter of the Medical
and Health Workers Union of Nigeria,
MHUN, said on Monday that Mr.
Arzika, an ex-official of the union, was
kidnapped on Monday.
“Arzika was travelling to Isa town on
Sokoto – Marnona – Isa road this
morning when the suspected
kidnappers struck,” Mr. Aliyu told the
News Agency of Nigeria.
“They were reportedly attacked by a
group of armed men at Gidan Sala
village and they took only Arzika into
the Gundumi Forest.
“They were going to Isa town,
headquarters of Isa Local Government
Area, for the conduct of the state-wide
verification exercise of local
government workers which
commenced on Monday.
“The details are scanty as at now, but
you will hear the details later,” the
chairman said.
The police spokesperson in Sokoto,
Elmustapha Sani, told NAN that the
police had not been formally notified.
“We only heard about the incident
unofficially.

SOURCE:PREMIUM TIMES