Police Confirm Abduction of Perm Sec in Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mineral Resources of the state, Mr. Emmanuel Pindimso.

Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, said the police have already sprung to action and deployed IG rapid response team to track, arrest the culprits and rescue the victim.

He said Pindimso was abducted at his residence at Clerk Quarters in Yola, the state capital, at about 3a.m. yesterday at gun point by unknown gunmen.

He said the abductors followed through the fence of Pindimso and abducted him, adding that when they were leaving, they followed through the main entrance of the residence and used his car to abduct him to an unknown destination.

A family member who was at the residence of the abducted permanent secretary when the incident happened said the gunmen stormed the residence at about 3:20 a.m. and abducted him at gunpoint.

According to him, “The gunmen came bearing two guns and abducted the permanent secretary at gunpoint.

“They carted away his handset and that of his wife. We tried to no avail to contact the him through his phone number, but the abductors refused to answer our calls.”

At the time of sending this report, the family source said the abductors have not called or asked for any ransom or state the reason for his abduction.

“As at the time we were speaking, the abductors were yet to contact us,” the source said.

When THISDAY visited the residence of the abducted permanent secretary at 8:30 a.m. yesterday, well-wishers and friends of the family were seen in the abductee's residence to sympathise with members of his family.