According to the Nasarawa State Police Command, they are looking into the kidnapping of Safiyanu Isa-Andaha, the chairman of the Akwanga Local Government Area in the state, by armed individuals.
This was stated to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lafia by DSP Ramhan Nansel, the public relations officer for the state police.
According to the PPRO, state police commissioner Umar Nadada had dispatched troops to track down the thugs and free the chairman and another individual who had been abducted.
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According to the police spokeswoman, they received reports that the chairman and another person had been kidnapped in Ningo village, Akwanga LG, at approximately 8:30 p.m.
In order to secure the release of the other victim and the council chairman, the police are currently pursuing the kidnappers in coordination with other security authorities,” he stated.
Nansel thus pleaded with the public to help the police by giving them important information that could result in the release of the kidnapped individuals and the capture of their captors. This was especially true for residents of nearby villages.
Andaha was taken away on Monday night in Ningo village along Andaha – Akwanga Road, according to an earlier report from The PUNCH.
It was said that at approximately 8:30 p.m., he and another local, Adamu Custom, were abducted.