A police officer has been killed and some members of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers abducted in the troubled Birnin Gwari town of Kaduna State.
The policeman were attacked by gunmen at a checkpoint along the highway in the area as the abduction was taking place.
The chairman of the union, Birnin Gwari garage branch, was among those abducted.
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Austin Iwar, confirmed the incident but did not provide further details.
