By Hammed Shittu:
Some gunmen have reportedly abducted a senior police officer with the Kwara State Police Command, Mr. Abdulmumini Yusuf. Already, the men of the state police command have commenced the manhunt for the suspected kidnappers so as to rescue the police officer.
THISDAY investigations revealed that the officer, who is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was kidnapped on Tuesday night while he was about to enter his house in Ogidi area of Ilorin after the close of work.
The victim, it was gathered, happened to be an Area Commander in Ilorin and his abduction has caused a lot of tension at the state police command and the area where he is residing in Ilorin.
It was further learnt that the Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, has since visited the community following the development.
There was heavy patrol of police officers around the community when our reporter visited.
A resident of Ogidi area, Mr. Jamiu Abdulganiy, said the development has thrown the community into fear and apprehension that a police officer can be brazenly kidnapped.
Speaking on the incident, the State Secretary of the Community Policing Advisory Committee, Shola Muse, said the development highlight the growing insecurity in the state, adding that the situation is getting worse. He called on the security agencies to improve on the situation.
When contacted last night, Odama who confirmed the development said: “Yes, it’s true, but we are still on it.”
If the superintendent of Police can be kidnapped, who is safe in Nigeria?