An Army Colonel, Samaila Inusa, serving with Nigeria Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna State, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Usman Abdul, confirmed the kidnap yesterday in a statement in Kaduna.

The statement read: “This is to inform the public that the above named senior officer of the Nigerian Army serving in Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna, was abducted around Kamazo, near NNPC Junction, Kaduna.”

While calling for anybody with useful information to assist in tracking the abductors, Usman Abdul said the colonel was abducted at about 7:30p.m. on Saturday.

He said: “The abductors dropped off his wife and left with him in his car and headed towards Abuja. They drove in a Mercedes Benz GK, black colour, with number plates, Abuja, KUJ 154 TZ.”