How Gunmen Kidnapped Permanent Secretary As Police Wade In

<p>How Gunmen Kidnapped Permanent Secretary<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that unknown gunmen have kidnapped the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Information&comma; Tourism and Culture&comma; Barrister Yusuf Musa&comma; at his Shinge residence in Lafia&comma; the state capital&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The gunmen trailed the permanent secretary and picked him up while he was about to open his gate into his house&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;One of his neighbour raised an alarm at night when he discovered that his car was parked outside and his gate was opened&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When we got there&comma; we searched for him&comma; but he was nowhere to be found&comma; and his gate was open&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;All efforts to reach him through his telephone and people who knew him failed&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Nasarawa State Police Command said it has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the suspected abduction of Barrister Musa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The police said that at about 3&colon;00 am on Tuesday&comma; a patrol team from B Division&comma; Lafia&comma; discovered a Peugeot pick-up van with all doors left wide open in a suspicious manner&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Upon closer examination&comma; officers observed that the gate to the victim’s residence was also ajar&comma; prompting immediate security concerns&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A swift search of the premises confirmed that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Barr&period; Yusuf Musa<&sol;a> was missing&comma; along with his GMC vehicle&comma; bearing registration number KUJ 88 PA&comma; raising strong suspicion of an abduction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In response&comma; the Commissioner of Police&comma; CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed&comma; promptly activated a coordinated tactical operation by alerting all relevant police divisions across the state&hairsp;—&hairsp;including units in Akwanga&comma; Andaha&comma; Garaku&comma; and Kadarko&hairsp;—&hairsp;and deploying surveillance along strategic routes to track and intercept the fleeing suspects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Commissioner has ordered an intensive statewide manhunt and reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering commitment to ensuring the victim’s safe rescue and the immediate apprehension of those behind the act&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Nasarawa State Police Command urges members of the public to remain calm and vigilant&period; Anyone with useful information is encouraged to report to the nearest police station or call the Command’s emergency lines on 08036157659&comma; 08037461715&comma; and 07032532391&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;