Mr. Boyi Manja, the chairman of Taraba state’s Takum lga, was kidnapped after killing his police chief orderly in Kofan made on the Takum Wukari highway.
The incident occurred about 3 p.m. on Sunday, according to a source who wished to be identified, as the chairman was driving his official vehicle.
The area where the chairman was abducted has been a trouble spot for many travelers who have been killed and many others have been kidnapped in the last years until a joint patrol team was sent to protect travelers.
In the last few weeks, however, attacks on travelers and farmers have resurfaced, according to our correspondent.
SP Usman Abdullahi, a spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, confirmed the shooting.