Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Ex-Plateau Gov Dariye's Father

8 February 2015

UNKNOWN gunmen on Saturday night kidnapped Mr Dariye Defwang, the father of Sen. Joshua Dariye, at Mushere, his village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen invaded the fenced area housing the former Plateau Governor's family and started shooting sporadically, which scared the villagers.

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