Policeman attached to minister of communications team escapes from kidnappers

A security operative attached to minister of communications and digital economy has become the latest victim of kidnappers in Nigeria

The police officer was kidnapped while travelling to Abuja around a village in Nasarawa state

 Fortunately, the policeman escaped from the den of his abductors hours after he was abducted

A report indicates that one of the Nigerian police officers attached to the security team of Dr. Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, has escaped from kidnappers.

The policeman whose name has been withheld was abducted during the weekend around 8:00 pm at Ikari, a village under Gudi in Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa state.

The security operative who hails from the northern state was travelling to Abuja from Doma when the unfortunate incident happened

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It was gathered that armed men blocked the road, and robbed some travellers. The suspects abducted four people, including the policeman who was dressed in mufti.

An eyewitness narrating the incident said the abducted officer came out from the bush while policemen who were mobilised to the scene were making enquiries.

According to the witness, the policeman told his uniformed colleagues that he was able to escape from the kidnapper’s den after overpowering one of them.

He, however, sustained an injury on his forehead when one the abductors threw a cutlass that hit and wounded him while running.

Though the incident was confirmed by a source in the ministry, ASP Ramhan Nansel, the spokesperson of the police command in Nasarawa said investigations have begun into the matter.

It was gathered that armed men blocked the road, and robbed some travellers. The suspects abducted four people, including the policeman who was dressed in mufti.

An eyewitness narrating the incident said the abducted officer came out from the bush while policemen who were mobilised to the scene were making enquiries.

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According to the witness, the policeman told his uniformed colleagues that he was able to escape from the kidnapper’s den after overpowering one of them.

He, however, sustained an injury on his forehead when one the abductors threw a cutlass that hit and wounded him while running.

Though the incident was confirmed by a source in the ministry, ASP Ramhan Nansel, the spokesperson of the police command in Nasarawa said investigations have begun into the matter.