Nigeria, May 31 -- The former Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, and his wife have been abducted by suspected bandits in Katsina State, police and security sources have confirmed.

The couple were reportedly travelling towards Katsina on Saturday when gunmen intercepted their vehicle in Matazu Local Government Area and took them away.

Abubakar Aliyu, spokesperson of the Katsina State Police Command, confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday evening, saying operatives had launched a search-and-rescue operation.

"What happened was that today at about 11:00, suspected armed bandits intercepted a Peugeot 406 saloon vehicle, opened fire and abducted two occupants while the driver escaped," the police spokesperson said....