Unknown Gunmen have allegedly kidnapped the Chief Superintendent of Police, Modestus Ojiebe, along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
The senior officer according to sources was attached to the Kwara State Police Command.
In a report, the Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama said, “While he was attempting to fix the vehicle which broke down near Dei-Dei Police Barracks in Abuja, an ash-colored Mercedes-Benz with four armed occupants stopped behind him.
“The assailants was said to have searched and robbed Ojiebe and his wife of their mobile phones and ATM cards.
However, upon discovering his police identity card, they forced him into their vehicle and speed off, leaving his wife and their car at the scene.
“Following the incident, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Dawaki Division received a distress call and immediately dispatched a patrol team to the area.
“Stop-and-search operations have been intensified at various entry and exit points of the FCT in an effort to rescue the officer and apprehend the culprits.”
At least three independent security sources, among whom are police officers, confirmed the development to Daily Trust but did not go into details.
“The information is correct but you know I am not permitted to speak on it so don’t expect anything more from me on this, please,” one of the sources said.
Attempt to reach Police Public Relations Officer in FCT, Josephine Adeh did not yield results as she did not answer multiple calls.