From Suleiman Abubakar:
Reports indicate that a group of gunmen kidnapped the Akwanga Local Government Chairman, Hon. Safiyanu Isa Andaha, taking him to an unknown destination.
Confirming the incident, the Special Adviser to the Nasarawa State Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Haruna Kassimu, stated that Hon. Safiyanu Isa was abducted at Ningo village on the Akwanga - Andaha road in the Akwanga Local Government area at approximately 8:30 pm today, January 1st, 2024, along with Alhaji Adamu Custom.
He mentioned that security agencies swiftly responded by pursuing the gunmen who forcibly fled with the council chairman to an undisclosed location.
During a telephone interview, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, stated that the police, in collaboration with other security agencies, were actively pursuing the kidnappers to secure the release of the council chairman and the other victim.
