Breaking: Police Appeal For Help As Former Deputy Governor Is Kidnapped

Former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado was last on Thursday night kidnapped in his  country home,  Rinza village in Wamba local government area of the state.

The former Deputy Governor was said to have been abducted  few minutes  before midnight, Thursday  when the kidnappers gained entrance into his compound through the fence, broke his wife’s  window and whisked the professor to unknown destination

According to a family source, Professor Onje Gye Wado had survived three kidnapping attempts in the past, including one that led to the death of a cousin of his.

“The wife came in for easter and they broke into the house through her window and took her husband  away. They called around 4am today Friday  and threatened to kill him, without mentioning any amount” a family source said.

Prof Onje Gye-Wado, served under the administration of the  current National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, as Deputy Governor between 1999 and 2003.

Meanwhile, the Nasarawa Police State command has confirmed the abduction of the former Deputy Governor with an assurance by the Commissioner of police , CP Maiyaki Baba  that the former deputy governor would be rescued safe saying that the command has launched search and rescue operations in that direction.

CP Maiyaki Baba reassured the general public, especially the family of the victim that the kidnapped former deputy governor would be rescued following the launch of rescue operations.

The police said: “Information received by the command indicated that on 7/4/2023 at about 12:30am, 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  abductors  had fled with the victim before the police arrival”, the police said

According to a statement signed by the command public Relations Officer, DSP, Ramham Nansel, the Commissioner has  called on anyone with useful information that will lead to  the rescue  of the former Deputy Governor  to contact the following telephone numbers:          09115629178, 09067877096, 08112692680 and 08104441179.

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