Ex-Military Spokesperson, Wife Abducted in Katsina
Police said tactical units were deployed after suspected bandits intercepted the couple’s vehicle and abducted two occupants while the driver escaped wounded.
- On Saturday, suspected bandits abducted Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife while they traveled through Matazu Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria.
- Abubakar served as Director of Defence Information between 2015 and 2017; former senator Babafemi Ojudu disclosed the incident, citing retired Brigadier General Sagir Musa.
- Gunmen intercepted the couple's Peugeot 406, injuring the driver who escaped; police later recovered the red Peugeot 504 and transported it to Matazu Divisional Police Headquarters.
- Katsina State Police Command spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu confirmed the incident Saturday evening, stating the Commissioner deployed tactical units including the VCRU to conduct search-and-rescue operations.
- Security sources confirmed the attack occurred near Aduwa village; the injured driver received treatment in Katsina while authorities await further developments in the ongoing search.
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How terrorists kidnapped ex-defence spokesman, Maj-Gen Abubakar, wife
By Kingsley Omonobi Suspected armed bandits have abducted retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, along with his wife in Katsina State. Reports say the incident happened along the Katsina–Matazu road when the former senior military officer was travelling with his wife on Saturday. Their vehicle was reportedly stopped by armed men in Matazu Local Government Area, after which they were taken away to an unknow…
Former Defence spokesperson Rabe Abubakar, wife abducted in Katsina
Mr Abubakar, a retired major general, served as Director of Defence Information between 2015 and 2017. The post Former Defence spokesperson Rabe Abubakar, wife abducted in Katsina appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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A former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar, and his wife have been kidnapped by suspected armed bandits in Katsina State,
Gunmen kidnap ex Nigerian defence spokesman and his wife
Armed criminals ambushed and abducted a former Nigerian defence spokesman and his wife on a highway in northwestern Katsina state this Saturday. Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and his spouse were seized around midmorning while travelling to a wedding in the state capital. Local police and security agencies attributed the operation to “bandits,” a regional term for notorious kidnapping-for-ransom and cattle-rustling gangs. The assailants ope…
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