The police command in
Nasarawa state has confirmed the abduction of Hussaini Akwanga, a former
minister of labour and productivity.
Akwanga
served during the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo but was
removed on December 4, 2003, following an alleged $214 million national
identity card scam.
Kennedy
Idirisu, spokesman of the Nasarawa state police command, who confirmed the
abduction in Lafia on Wednesday, said Akwanga was kidnapped by gunmen at his
farm on Wamba Road in Akwanga on Tuesday, August 22.
Idirisu
said that on receiving information on the abduction, the state’s commissioner
of police, Abubakar Sadiq-Bello, mobilised policemen, led by the deputy
commissioner in charge of operations to search for the abducted former
minister.
“As
we speak, the commissioner himself has gone to Akwanga to boost the rescue
operation to ensure that the victim is released unhurt,” he said.
No comments:
Post a Comment