Yakubu Lawal, the Nasarawa State commissioner for information, culture, and tourism, was taken hostage by gunmen who barged into his home on Monday night and took him to an unidentified location.
According to information obtained by The PUNCH, the event, which took place in the state’s Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area and was met by intermittent gunshots, lasted for thirty minutes without assistance from security organizations.
Gunmen opened fire on the school grounds on Saturday, killing Auta Nasela, a staff member of the Government Science Secondary School in the same LGA, and injuring two other staff members.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Rahman Nansel, 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.”
Nansel pleaded on members of the public to get in touch with the command if they had any relevant information that could help the command save the victim or apprehend the suspects.
