Gunmen Kidnapped Nasarawara State Commissioner For Information,Yakubu Lawal

The Nasarawa state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Lawal, has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen.

He was kidnapped from his residence in Nasarawa Eggon.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in the state, Nansel Rahman, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday morning.

According to the PPRO, “On Monday, Aug. 15 at about 8:45 p.m., the attention of Policemen on routine patrol was drawn to the sound of sporadic

gunshots in the Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of the state.

Consequently, he said the Police operatives attached to 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 that an unknown gunman while shooting sporadically,  invaded the residence of the Commissioner for

Information, Culture, and Tourism forcefully abducted him to an unknown destination.

He further said 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.

The PPRO said that the Commissioner of Police directed that anyone with useful information should assist the command to rescue the victim and arrest

the kidnappers.

He, therefore, said that those with useful information should reach out to the command via the following numbers: 08035951018, 08033806409,

08037461715, and 08036157659.