Heavily armed gunmen abduct wife and daughter of Plateau State Commissioner for Environment

Heavily armed gunmen abduct wife and daughter of Plateau State Commissioner for Environmen
Heavily armed gunmen abduct wife and daughter of Plateau State Commissioner for Environmen

Heavily armed gunmen in the early hours of Saturday broke into the Gindiri residence of the Plateau State Commissioner of Environment, Hon. Usman Idi Bamaiyi, and abducted his wife and daughter.

The Commissioner is also one of the aspirants contesting for Mangu/ Bokkos Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

It was gathered that the gunmen overpowered the security men stationed at the Commissioner’s residence after many battles before gaining entrance into the compound and abducted his wife and daughter and whisked them away to an unknown destination.

Plateau State Police Command who confirmed the incident through its spokesperson, ASP Gabriel Ubah said men of the command are already on the trail of the abductors to ensure safe rescue and release of the victims.

This is coming barely one week after similar incident occurred in the same community, where an aged woman with her daughter were abducted along with two pastors.

In December 2021,The Paramount Ruler of Gindiri, His Royal Highness, Charles Dakota Mato, was also abducted at his place and was released thereafter.

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