Police Declare Manhunt For Abductors Of 90-Year-Old Ex-Plateau State Governor’s Father
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Plateau State Police Command team led by the State Police Commissioner, Mr Edward Egbuka has declared manhunt for the abductors of 90-Year-Old Pa Defwan Dariye, the father of the former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye.
This is the second time the father of Joshua Dariye who is marking time in the prison over corruption offences have been abducted.
Ubah Ogaba, spokesman for the state police command, told newsmen that security agents had been deployed to the council area to go after the kidnappers and secure the victim’s release.
“As soon as we got the information, the commissioner of police led other officers to Bokkos. The security team detailed to go after the abductors have already swung into action and we hope the victim will be released soon, ” he disclosed.
It was reported that on Friday gunmen went to his house at Mushere in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state and took him away to an unknown destination. A resident of the community, Bulus Gambo, confirmed the abduction.
Pa Dariye, an old man of over 90 years, was earlier kidnapped in February 2015 from his residence in the same manner, but was later rescued by vigilante group at Nasarawa-Plateau border.
Gambo said: “The Information is true; it happened in the early hours of Thursday. The old man was just in his house when some gunmen came and took him away. Right now, the community is in sober mood over the incident.”
A family source disclosed that the gunmen, numbering about seven, arrived the community in motorcycles and a car, forced their ways into the compound of the old man and held the people in the house hostage for close to 10 minutes before they whisked him away to an unknown destination. “Since then, hunters and vigilantes have been on their trail.”
He lamented that they have not communicated with the family, praying that they release him on time considering his age.
An aide to the chairman of the local government, Magit Mangut Mafiyai, also confirmed the abduction, saying that the council Chairman, Mr. Yusuf Mahanan Machen, had visited the residence of the victim and has urged the security agencies to double their efforts to ensure he is rescued.
Mafiyai said: “The executive Chairman Bokkos LGA, Hon. Yusuf Mahanan Machen, was at the residence of Sentor Joshua Chibi Dariye in Horop Mushere chiefdom yesterday (Thursday) to console with them over the kidnap of their father, Pa Defwan Dariye, who was kidnapped from his residence.
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