From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin
A police officer, Abdulmumini Yusuf, has been allegedly kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The victim, popularly called “Emirate No1”, is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) serving at the area command in Ilorin, it was gathered.
Sources said the incident occurred on Tuesday night while he was about to enter his house in Ogidi after the close of work. It was gathered that the Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, has since visited the community over the development.
A resident in the area, Jamiu Abdulganiy, said the development has thrown the community into fear and apprehension as residents wonder how a police officer could be so brazenly kidnapped.
Speaking on the incident, the Secretary, Kwara State Community Policing Advisory Committee, Shola Muse, decried the growing insecurity in the state. He called on the security agencies to improve on their activities.
However, the Kwara Command spokesperson Okasanmi Ajayi, said the command is tirelessly working towards rescuing the abducted assistant superintendent of police, even as the motive of the abduction was still not known at the time of filing this report.