Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria.
It was gathered that the police officer whose real name is yet to be known, but popularly called SP Lareee, was abducted on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Woktori Hotel in Pankshin.
A policeman in the council area who spoke to newsmen on Thursday, said the DPO was kidnapped by the gunmen after they shot him in his hotel room.
“The DPO was just posted to Pankshin about three days ago, according to Engr Danladi S Kaduna’s post. 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.” the source said.
It was also learnt that the police officer had just resumed posting as the DPO in the area a day before his abduction.
Engr. Danladi’s post: