Police in Adamawa have confirmed the abduction of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Mubi North, Ahijo Mujeli.
Spokesman for the command, Suleiman Yahaya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the DPO was abducted on Tuesday night along Mubi-Maraba road.
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“He was driving in his personal car around 6.30 pm along Mubi-Maraba road near the toll-gate when he was abducted.
“There was sound of shooting around the area when our men arrived, they met an empty car identified as his,” Mr Yahaya said.
The spokesman added that the anti-kidnapping unit and Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of Inspector General of Police (I-G) had begun trailing the suspected kidnappers.
“We are hoping for positive result and I want to use this opportunity to advise members of the public with relevant security information on criminals to avail the command same for necessary action,” he said.
