Panic is said to have grip the entire police command in Plateau State of Nigeria as gunmen reportedly abducted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Pankshin Local Government Area of the state.
Town Crier Need learnt that the police officer popularly called SP Laree by colleagues and associates, was abducted on Thursday, at WOKTORI Hotel in Pankshin.
The DPO was said to have just resumed posting as the DPO in the area a day before his abduction.
A policeman in the council area who refused to be named, confirmed the development, noted that the DPO was kidnapped by the gunmen after they shot him in his hotel room.
According to him, “The DPO was just posted to Pankshin about three days ago. He was staying in a hotel in Pankshin and was in that hotel when the gunmen came and shot him before taking him away. Since then, we have not seen him.”