Gunmen Kidnap Nasarawa Gov’s Special Adviser

Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia

Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Mr. John Waje Mamman, was reportedly kidnapped last Saturday night.

Mamman was said to have been kidnaped at about 8:00p.m. in his house at Dari village of Kokona Local Government Area of the state.

A source who spoke to THISDAY on the condition of anonymity said the Special Adviser and his associates in the community were said to be relaxing in his compound on that fateful day as a result of the unfriendly weather when suspected kidnappers invaded his house and whisked him away.

According to him, the kidnappers surrounded his house and started shooting sporadically which made Mamman and his friends to scamper for safety.

The source, however, said luck ran out on one of the suspected kidnappers as he was nabbed by some members of the community.

As of the time of filing this report, there was no communication between the suspected kidnappers and relations of the Special Adviser.

When contacted, the state

Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nansel Raman, confirmed the incident, adding that police were on top of the situation.

He said: “The state Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, has since detailed the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Kokona as well as the anti-kidnapping squad to immediately comb the area and ensure that the victim is rescued unhurt.”