N.B. Ahmed, a lieutenant colonel in the Nigerian Army, was kidnapped after gunmen thought to be terrorists ambushed a military convoy.
The senior military officer was kidnapped on Friday, January 6, along the Tsafe (Zamfara)/Funtua (Katsina) road.
The commander who was taken hostage is now in charge of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto.
“On Friday, when he was being led to Kano, our new boss, who started work, was attacked. The gunmen took him away, according to a source.
