Auditor General of Bauchi State, Alhaji Abdu Usman, was attacked yesterday and shot at close range by gunmen in an attempt to kidnap him.
His 25-year-old son, a fifty-year-old man who was travelling with him were kidnapped.
The incident is coming barely one week after a former member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abdulmumuni Hassan Ningi, was kidnapped by gunmen who were said to have received an undisclosed amount as ransom before he was released.
The Bauchi State police public relations officer DSP, Ahmed Wakili, confirmed the incident, which he said happened around Kardam village of Tafawa Balewa local government area.
Wakili said the Auditor-General’s vehicle appeared to have been trailed while on his way to his village in Tafawa Balewa local government area by gunmen who opened fire on the vehicle and shot the auditor-general at close range after he resisted kidnap.