Auditor General of Bauchi State, Alhaji Abdu Usman, was on Sunday attacked and shot at close range by gunmen in an attempt to kidnap him.
According to reports, he was on his way to his village in Dass Local Government Area when the gunmen who were said to be trailing him opened fire, wounding him in the process.
His 25-year-old son and one fifty-year-old man who were said to be travelling along with him were also abducted in the process.
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Thinking that he was dead, they abandoned him and ran into the bush with the other victims, leaving him in a pool of blood before help came his way through other road users who rushed him to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH).
A family member confirmed the incident, promising to give more details later because according to him, they were in a state of confusion for now doing everything possible to save his life.
However, the Bauchi State police public relations officer DSP Ahmed Wakili confirmed the incident, which he said happened along 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 being abducted.
He was rushed to the general hospital in tafawa balewa by passers-by and later transferred to the trauma center in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital.
The police said efforts are underway to rescue the victims and arrest perpetrators.
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