Gunmen abduct former deputy governor of Nasarawa from his residence
A former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado, has been abducted by gunmen in his village.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the abduction early on Friday in a press statement issued to newsmen.
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He said Gye-Wado was taken away on Friday morning when gunmen broke into his house in Gwagi village of Wamba Local Government Area of the state.
According to the police spokesman, a search has been initiated by a police tactical team in collaboration with other security personnel to rescue the victim unhurt.
“On 7/4/2023 at about 12:30 am, the command received information that unknown gunmen invaded Gwagi village in Wamba LGA, broke into the residence of one Prof. Onje Gye-wado and abducted him to an unknown destination.
“Upon receipt of the information, police operatives attached to Wamba Division swiftly moved to the scene, but the hoodlums had fled with the victim before their arrival.
“The Commissioner of Police immediately mobilised and deployed reinforcement comprising police tactical teams, military, vigilantes, and local hunters to complement the ongoing search to rescue the hostage hale and hearty and arrest the perpetrators of the act.
Nansel said the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Maiyaki Baba, has reassured the general public, especially the family of Prof Onje Gye-wado that an effort is ongoing to rescue the victim who was abducted by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums in the early hours of Friday, as Police tactical operatives have intensified search and rescue operation.
He said the CP, therefore, calls on anyone with useful information that will enable the police to succeed in the rescue operation to call the following telephone numbers: 09115629178, 09067877096, 08112692680 and 08104441179.