A former Minister of Environment, Laurentia Malam and her husband have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen along the Bwari axis of Abuja-Kaduna expressway.

Spokesman for the Kaduna Police command, Aliyu Usman confirmed the incident.

He said that security operatives have been deployed to rescue the victims and arrest the kidnappers.

According to him, the former Minister and her husband were abducted on Monday evening along Bwari-Jere road when they were returning to their Kaduna home from Abuja.

The victims were said to have been abducted in the presence of their driver who was later released by the kidnappers.

However, the Police spokesman said that the kidnappers have not demanded for any ransom.

Reported cases of kidnapping in Kaduna State have been on the rise recently, although the Police say they are trying their best to bring the situation under control.