Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped Mallam Sani Ribadu, a younger brother of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

A source said Sani was kidnapped during an inspection to his farm along Fufore, about 15 kilometres to Yola.

Ribadu, one of the leading contenders for the governorship seat of the state, is said to be enjoying the support of the major stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party in Abuja and Yola.

There was suspicion of political motives last night because Sani was rated as “central to the campaign coordination of the ex-EFCC chairman.”

Apart from being a former chairman of Yola South Local Government Area, Sani Ribadu was also a former member of Adamawa State House of Assembly.

“The ex-LGA chairman was abducted and his car left intact on the farm. We cannot locate his whereabouts,” a source hinted last night.

“Apart from alerting the police, a search team has been put in place.”

“We are suspecting that he might have been targeted. But it is too early to draw any conclusion.”

The Special Assistant on Media to the ex-EFCC chairman, Mallam Abdulazeez Abdulazeez, who spoke with our correspondent at about 10pm, said: “It is true that some gunmen kidnapped Oga’s brother or cousin to put it in better perspective.”

•Adapted from a Vanguard report. Photo shows Nuhu Ribadu.