BREAKING: Buhari’s in-law kidnapped in Daura

Musa Umar, the district head of Daura in Katsina state has just been kidnapped by gun men.

Umar, a former Customs officer, is married to the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari’s sister.

He is also reported to be the father of Fatima Musa, wife of Mohammed Abubakar, Buhari’s aide de camp (ADC).

NAN reports that police officers are on the trail of the criminals.
Witnesses told NAN that the kidnappers stormed his residence at 7pm on Wednesday and sporadically shot into the air, scaring the hell out of bystanders, who scampered for safety.

Umar had just returned from the mosque where he took part in the evening prayer when the incident happened.

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He was sitting in front of his house with some people when the gun totting men came.

A witness told NAN that the kidnappers came in a Peugeot 406 saloon car.

After the gunmen left, the Daura council chairman Malam Abba Mato and hundreds of sympathizers came to Umar’s residence, to discuss the bewildering incident.