It has been confirmed by the Nasarawa Police Command concerning the abduction of a former Deputy Governor of the state, Prof. Onje Gye-Wado.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed in a statement issued on Friday in Lafia.
In the statement, the PPRO said the Commissioner of Police (CP), Maiyaki Muhammed-Baba, has deployed tactical operatives to rescue the former deputy operation.
“Information received by the police command indicated that on Friday, April 7 at about 12:30 a.m., gunmen invaded Gwagi Village in Wamba LGA, broke into the residence of the former deputy governor 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 police spokesperson added.
Nansel further stated that the police commissioner had further mobilised reinforcement comprising police tactical teams, the military, vigilance groups and local hunters to complement the ongoing search to rescue the hostage hale and hearty.
He assured the public that the police would do everything possible to arrest the perpetrators of the act and make them face the law
Gye-Wado was deputy governor of Nassarawa between 1999 and 2003 under the administration of Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu.
