A former Minister of Sports, Damishi Sango, was on Wednesday evening abducted by unknown gunmen along Jere Road in Kaduna State.
Mr Sango is the incumbent chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State.
The 67-year-old was on his way to Abuja to attend the PDP national convention scheduled for Saturday, December 9.
Also kidnapped with him are his son, driver, a prominent chieftain of the PDP in Plateau State and another victim that is yet to be identified.
Publicity Secretary of PDP in Plateau State, John Akans, confirmed the incident in an interview with The PUNCH in Jos on Thursday.
“Yes, our chairman, Chief Damishi Sango, and five other persons, including his son, driver and a chieftain of PDP in Plateau State were kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Wednesday evening.
“It was the Police who called his family and intimated them of the incident because his son’s phone was seen inside the vehicle,” Akans said.
Akans said the kidnappers have not made any contact with the family or PDP members.
Plateau Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Tyopev Mathias, also stated that his counterpart in Kaduna State confirmed the abduction.
He, however, added that the police are on the trail of the abductors and will soon set the victims free.
