A yet to be identified gunmen have reportedly abducted an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abdulkareem Yusuf, in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS gathered that the victim, popularly called “Emirate No1”, is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) serving at the area command in Ilorin.
According to sources, the incident occurred on Tuesday night while he was about to enter his house in Ogidi after the close of work.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS gathered that the Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, has since visited the community following the development.
There have been heavy patrol of police officers around the community following the incident.
A local in the area, Jamiu Abdulganiy, said the development has thrown the community into fear and apprehension that a police officer can be brazenly kidnapped.
Speaking on the incident, the Kwara State secretary of the community policing advisory committee, Shola Muse, said the development highlight the growing insecurity in the state adding that the situation is getting worse.
He called on the security agencies to improve on the situation.
The Kwara CP, Paul Odama, confirmed the development adding that “Yes, it’s true, but we are still on it”.
In a terse statement to crime reporters on Thursday, the Police Spokesperson, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, said, "Kwara Command is tirelessly working towards rescuing the abducted Assistance Superintendent of police even as the motive of the abduction is still sketchy. The incident, as serious as it is, has not diminished the resolve of the command to protect lives/property of the citizens."
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