About five unknown gunmen have abducted the Secretary of Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission, Barr. Mohammed Opu in his residence located at Bakin Vijaya village, along Lafia-Shendam Road, Nasarawa State.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Police command Public Relation Officer, ASP Rahman Nansel, and issued to journalists in Lafia, the state capital.
According to the PPRO, upon the receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi immediately led a detachment of Police personnel comprising of personnel of the Anti Kidnapping unit, Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, and other tactical units of the Command to the scene.
He also said that the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department was also directed to move to the scene and conduct a comprehensive investigation to unveil the faces of those responsible for the commission despicable act, rescue the victim and arrest the perpetrators.
The PPRO further added that the Commissioner of Police is hereby calling on anyone with useful information that will aid the investigation to call the following phone numbers: 08063899824, 08140237449, 08035429706, 08032875187, and 08037461715.
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