Gumen Kidnapped Nasarawa State Commissioner for information

Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Yakubu Lawal, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

Naijablog gathered that Lawal was abducted following the heavily armed men that stormed his residence on Monday night.

According to PUNCH Newspaper, the incident at Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state and was greeted with sporadic shooting, lasted for thirty minutes without any help from security agencies.

Nasarawa state Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Rahman Nansel, who confirmed the report said:

“On 15/8/2022 at about 8:45 pm, the attention of Policemen on routine patrol was drawn to the sound of sporadic gunshots in the Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state.


“Consequently, Police operatives attached to the Nasarawa Eggon Division raced to the scene while the Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi, immediately reinforced the men with a combined detachment of the Police Mobile Force, the Anti kidnapping unit, Military personnel, Vigilante as well as local hunters.

“Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered those unknown gunmen, while shooting sporadically, invaded the residence of one Hon. Yakubu Lawal Addah and forcefully abducted him to an unknown destination.

“The search and rescue operation is ongoing by the combined team, led by Area Commander, Akwanga Area Command, ACP Halliru Aliyu, to rescue the victim unhurt and arrest the perpetrators of the crime.”

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