Tension As Gunmen Kidnap Nasarawa Commissioner

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Yakubu Lawal.

Naija News understands that Mohammed was whisked away on Monday night at his residence in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state.

It was learned that the commissioner was kidnapped after the gunmen trailed him to Lafia, the state capital, after closing from work.

He was, however, kidnapped in front of his house and whisked away to an unknown destination.

Mohammed, who was a primary school teacher before his appointment, comes to work in Lafia from Nasarawa Eggon every day.

The kidnap of the commissioner has created tension in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area and its environs.

The commissioner was appointed in December 2021 by Governor Abdullahi Sule and has not been attached a police orderly or an official car since his appointment, leaving him to use a private car.

Reacting, Nasarawa Police spokesman, Rahman Nansel, said he was yet to receive an official report of the incident.