Unidentified persons have kidnapped a member of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Jalo Ganga (PDP-Gombe North ), in his residence in the Gombe metropolis on Sunday.

A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the kidnappers with a motorcycle, abducted the lawmaker around 5 a.m. when he was going for his morning prayers.

The source said the lawmaker shouted for help to no avail as his captors were bent on taking away to an unknown destination.

The Commissioner of Police in Gombe, Malam Mohammed Sule, confirmed the incident, saying that the lawmaker was kidnapped on Sunday morning.

“Yes, we just heard this morning that some hoodlums came with a motorcycle while he was going to pray.”

“He was accosted and they took him on a motorcycle; it seemed a vehicle was parked close to his house, because people said they heard a sound of a vehicle zoom off, ” he said.

The police chief explained that the kidnappers abandoned their motorcycle with no plate number.

He assured the public that the police comand would do all within it powers to rescue the lawmaker.

“My investigators and intelligence officers are already working to trace his whereabouts and the motive behind his kidnap,” he said.

He noted that two mobile phones owned by the lawmaker were abandoned, wondering if a ransom was the motive for the kidnap.

The Gombe State Director of the State Security Services (SSS), Mr Bitrus Asher, also confirmed the incident.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Alhaji Inuwa Garba, said: “we are making some efforts please and I don’t want to say anything about it now”.

NAN reports that Ganga who is the Chairman of House Committee on Finance, was at the Seventh Annual Cultural Festival, staged by the Tangale ethnic group on Saturday.

http://africanspotlight.com/2012/12/gombe-lawmaker-kidnapped/
http://www.gistnaija.com/2012/12/breaking-news-gombe-lawmaker-jalo-ganga.html

This is a welcomed development. Another step in the right direction.

If am not the 2nd to comment who else? Dettol be absolutely sure

Who says God does nt ans d prayas of garri drinking faithfuls

There's a feeling I have whenever evil befalls members of the ruling class....
Help me Oh God!!!
Hope I'm not losing my humanity.......

Good news to cap the New year celebration.

I hope the kidnappers collect their own pound of flesh from that lawmaker cu.m leech.

GARRI (x7):
There's a feeling I have whenever evil befalls members of the ruling class....
Help me Oh God!!!
Hope I'm not losing my humanity.......

No you are very sane and human. Believe me bruv.

The feeling is thousand-felt.

Huh, na wah o

*hmmm*

i gat to go.

E ma dami duro

From what I've see so far, the Nigerian police solves cases in three stages.

1. They confirm the incident. Check any newspaper for an crime (could be murder, kidnap, robbery...etc)
What you're most likely to see is that the most superior police officer in the barracks confirmed the incident.

I believe that's one of the orientations they give you when you join the force. (How to confirm incidents)

2. They claim to be on top of the situation even though they have little or no leads on the suspects.

Now after confirming the incident, the next step is to be on top of the situation.

Most of them may not even be familiar with the area the incident occurred, but because they don't want to look incompetent, they have to make this claim.

3. Sweeping the matter under the rug. This is the final stage...once they've confirmed the incident, and moved on top of the situation, the only way for them to remain on top is for the situation to be below.

And the only way for them to ensure that the situation remains below is to sweep it under the carpet.

Nigerian police I hail thee.

Let our youths look for work to do. If you dont find any, go to a building site and work as a labourer and stop waiting for white collar job.

Everyone is experiencing economic hardship in Nigeria, even businessmen. It isnt enough reason to engage in crime.

just saw on news

SO KIDNAPPING IS NO MORE EXCLUSIVE TO THE SE. ABOKIS DON JOIN. ABOKI WILL DO IT FOR BLOOD AND MONEY

As long as innocent Nigerians are not the ones being kidnapped.

God save Nigeria.

This is better than boko haram attacks

kidnapping has gone to gombe?this is to tell the political class that no one is safe,kidnapping has become a legal business in naija , this is the result of umemployment, if a lawmaker can be kidnapp ,who else is safe?nigeria is fast in becoming syria and pakistan,God help us

Hope those kidnappers collect each and every kobo and make sure say you check the money well well oh so they no go trace you. Call me insane I don't care those people have to eat as well, no be only unlawmakers go enjoy this world die na lie.

He will be released just that the ransom. . . hmmm

Ok nah,happy new year sir.some days are like that.

okpara ugo: Let our youths look for work to do. If you dont find any, go to a building site and work as a labourer and stop waiting for white collar job.

Everyone is experiencing economic hardship in Nigeria, even businessmen. It isnt enough reason to engage in crime.

sorry young lady the religion section is on the otherside of the page look up and you well see it this is political page ma.we all ent stupid. We don't need preachers here.

OMG!!! So no be Only Igbo Dey Do Kidnap

Speechless

Jes passing by..... Aboki with their useless idealogy... So they know how to kidnapp since all this days and they have been shedding innocent blood by sucide bombing... Well sha... Your days are numbered!

When u push the people to the wall,they will turn to attack you, when you deprive people of the basic neccessities of life,then they should expect something like this. Pikin wey talk say him mama no go sleep,himself no go sleep.

A good lesson to the looters,either they change for the better,or leave the country for good governance.

okpara ugo: Let our youths look for work to do. If you dont find any, go to a building site and work as a labourer and stop waiting for white collar job.

Everyone is experiencing economic hardship in Nigeria, even businessmen. It isnt enough reason to engage in crime.

ERROR! The ruling class are no experiencing economic hardship. Not in support of crime in any way.

Dats nt 2 bad, if polician cn b kidnapped, dey 2 wil feel d hardship.

I think Nigerians will hear a lot of good news this year.

***grabs a cup of herbal garri tea*** WELCOME TO THE UNDERWORLD

Naija oga ooooo

Hmm they should make the ransom & bounty huge enough