The gunmen also reportedly killed the police orderly of the chairman, Sergeant Alhassan Habibu Nasir.
The Chairman of Keffi Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Hon Muhammad Baba Shehu, has been abducted by gunmen.
Shehu, according to a report by Nation, was abducted on Friday evening alongside his driver while heading for Lafia, the state capital, after attending a meeting.
The incident occurred in the Gudi district of the Akwanga Local Government Area around 6:30pm on Friday.
The gunmen also reportedly killed the police orderly of the chairman, Sergeant Alhassan Habibu Nasir.
The police sergeant was killed during a shootout with the gunmen. He died on the spot.
The chairman attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA) at the Government College Keffi and shortly after making his speech informed them that he was leaving for Lafia.
The gunmen reportedly opened fire on his official vehicle as he approached Gudi, killing his police orderly and abducting him and the driver.
Gudi is the home town of the state Governor, Abdullahi Sule.