ABUJA, Nigeria Nigerian police say kidnappers have taken the son of the nations first prime minister.
Police spokesman Moshood Jimoh told The Associated Press on Sunday that kidnappers seized Jamil Balewa. Jimoh said he had no other details about the kidnapping.
Balewa, 60, is the son of Tafawa Balewa, Nigerias first prime minister who was killed in the countrys 1966 coup.
He also is an organizer of a group called "Goodluck Nakowa," which supports President Goodluck Jonathans possible bid in next years presidential election. Jonathan has yet to say whether hell run.
Kidnappings have grown increasingly common in Nigeria, an oil-rich country of 150 million people where most live on less than $1 a day.
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