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Gunmen kidnapped DPO on Patrol, Demand N5m Ransom
Kidnappers have on Thursday abducted a Divisional Police Officer in Nasarawa State, Haruna AbdulMalik.
AbdulMalik is said to be the DPO for Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state.
He was said to be leading a patrol team on the Nasarawa-Egon-Akwanga Road when he was seized by his abductor.
A source said the police officer received information that some gunmen were terrorising residents in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area and while responding to the situation, he was overpowered by the gunmen.
The source said, “We are really pained that the DPO was kidnapped because since he was posted to our area, he has been making efforts to secure the environment from bandits and other criminal elements.
“The information we got was that he was trying to handle a situation because gunmen were operating in a location but he was kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination.
Mr. Benjamin Kuze, who is the Vice Chairman of the Local Government confirmed that the DPO was abducted on Thursday.
“We are appealing to the state police command to ensure that he is released unhurt.”
“We have complained to the police command about the development and we believe that efforts are being made to ensure his release,” Kuze added.
Insecurity has become rampant in that part of the North-Central region of the country with several cases of kidnapping and killings.
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