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BREAKING: Gunmen abduct DPO in Kaduna

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The Divisional Police Officer in Pambegua, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Gyadi Gyadi has been abducted by gunmen.

At the time of filing this report, details of the abduction are still sketchy but Sahara Reporters quoting a security source said that the Chief Superintendent of Police was kidnapped on Monday along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road.

The senior police officer reportedly ran into the gunmen in a community “called Korna Ruwa and was whisked away to an unknown location”.

The incident comes a few days after the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government of Nasarawa State, CSP Haruna Abdulmalik was abducted by terrorists.

In recent months, Kaduna has witnessed a sharp increase in violent attacks which has resulted to killings and abduction of residents.

On March 28, a Kaduna-bound train was attacked by gunmen, which led to the death of eight people and the abduction of several others.

Some of the abducted people are currently in the custody of the gunmen.

 

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