Gunmen have kidnapped the board chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Muhammed Mahmood, and his daughter along Kaduna-Abuja highway.
An aide to the chairman, Hussaini Danladi, said they were kidnapped on Monday afternoon around Katari.
“My boss has been kidnapped. I received the information around 3.30 p.m. He was going from Kaduna to Abuja.
“Up till now they (the kidnappers) have not reached and we are still waiting for information,” Mr Danladi said.
Kaduna police spokesperson, Yakubu Sabo, said the force is working on getting more details.