A local government official in Nigeria's southern state of Delta has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen, the police said on Saturday.
Bright Abeke, chairman of the Sapele Local Government Area, was kidnapped at a hotel in the Owumi axis on Friday evening, as the gunmen in three vehicles attacked the area, shooting indiscriminately to scare guests and passersby, Bright Edafe, the spokesman for the Delta police, told local media.
A local guard sustained a gunshot injury during the attack.
According to local media, about 15 gunmen carried out the attack, going straight for their target before forcefully taking him to an unknown destination.
Edafe said the police have launched a search and rescue mission to bring back the abducted local government official unhurt.
At least 10 suspected terrorists were killed during recent coordinated raids by Nigerian government forces in the country's central Plateau State, the army said Friday.
The operations carried out in the Wase and Kanam Local Government Areas identified terrorist corridors around Daba and Seri villages on Thursday, the army said in a statement.
The troops established blocking positions along a forest area, leading to contact with suspected terrorists moving on motorcycles along the axis, the statement said. The terrorists were engaged in a gunfight, "resulting in the killing of at least 10 of them, while others fled with suspected gunshot wounds."
The army added that it will intensify the raids, with troops maintaining a high fighting spirit and sustained offensive posture in the area.
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