Prof. Onje Gyewado, a former deputy governor of Nasarawa, was abducted by gunmen in his village in the state’s Wamba local government region.
Between 1999 and 2003, Gyewado served as the previous governor Abdullahi Adamu’s deputy.
The command is stepping up its quest to free the former Deputy Governor, according to CP Maiyaki Baba, commissioner of police for the Nasarawa State Police command.
“The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Maiyaki Baba has reassured the general public, especially the family of Prof Onje Gye-wado that effort is ongoing to rescue the victim who was abducted by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums in the early hours of Friday,” according to a statement from the command’s PPRO, DSP Rahman Nansel.
“Information received by the command indicated that on 7/4/2023 at about 12:30 am, unknown gunmen invaded Gwagi village in Wamba LGA, broke into the residence of one Prof. Onje Gye-wado and abducted him to an unknown destination”
“Upon receipt of the information, Police operatives attached to Wamba Division swiftly moved to the scene, but the hoodlums had fled with the victim before their arrival”
“The Commissioner of Police further mobilized and deployed reinforcement comprising Police tactical teams, military, vigilante, and local hunters to complement the ongoing search to rescue the hostage hale and hearty and arrest the perpetrators of the act”
“The Commissioner of Police, therefore, calls on anyone with useful information that will enable the Police to succeed in the rescue operation to call the following telephone numbers: 09115629178, 09067877096, 08112692680 and 08104441179.”
