Gunmen have abducted Daniel Ogoshi, the driver of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe from the residence of one of his friends in Lafia, the state capital.
The driver was said to have been kidnapped on Tuesday night at about 9:30 pm at Ombi 2, College of Agric, Kwandere road, leaving his phone and car behind.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that the former Deputy Governor of the state, Onje Gye Wado was also recently abducted in his country home, Wamba.
According to Vanguard, a family friend who confirmed the incident stated that he received a call around 9.35 pm that his brother had been kidnapped.
The family friend said he immediately alerted the police who were immediately mobilized to the scene of the incident but discovered the kidnappers had fled with the victim.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who confirmed the incident said that the Command was on the trail of the kidnappers.
The PPRO said the Command was still carrying out proper verification of the circumstances surrounding the drivers abduction.