“Investigation is ongoing at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia.
” On 14/2/2021 at about 1630hrs, while working on credible intelligence, Police personnel attached to Awe Division arrested two suspected kidnappers namely: (i) Yunusa Alhaji Yusuf Alias Nunu “m” aged 30years of Obi LGA
(ii) Yusuf Alhassan “m” of Azara in Awe LGA.
“A small bag containing criminal charms and a cash sum of four hundred and fifty thousand naira (#450,000) were recovered from the suspects as exhibits.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the money found in possession of the suspects were ransom collected before releasing a kidnap victim in neighbouring Taraba State,” he said.
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By David Odama, Lafia
Nasarawa State governor Abdullahi Sule, Thursday announced the appointment of John Mamman as new Caretaker Committee Chairman of the ruling APC in Nasarawa for the period of six months in the State.
The appointment of the new committee Chairman followed the gruesome murder of the former party Chairman, Philip Shekwo by gunmen in Lafia last month.
It would be recalled that the National body of the party had also announced the dissolution of the party structures at the state and local government areas across the country
Governor Sule, who announced the appointment, said the development follows the death of Philip Tatari Shekwo who was brutally killed by assassins.