The Nigeria Police Force, Nasarawa State Command, has confirmed the kidnapping of the Nasarawa state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Lawal at his residence in Nasarawa Eggon. This was contained in a press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Nansel Ramhan, made available to journalists on Tuesday morning. “On 15/8/202 at about 2045hrs, the attention of Policemen on routine patrol was drawn to the sound of sporadic gunshots in the Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state.”