Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abdulmumini Yusuf of the Kwara State Police command, Ilorin, has been kidnapped by suspected gunmen.
It was gathered that the kidnap victim, popularly called “Emirate No1”, was serving at the Area Command in Ilorin.
According to sources, the incident occurred on Tuesday night while the ASP was about to enter his house in Ogidi community after the close of work.
It was also gathered that the Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, had since visited the community following the development, just as heavy patrol of police officers were noticed around the community.
Speaking on the development, a local in the area, Jamiu Abdulganiy, said that the development had thrown the community into fear and apprehension; “when a police officer can be brazenly kidnapped.”
Also speaking on the incident, the Kwara State secretary of the community Policing Advisory Committee, Shola Muse, said the development had again brought to the fore, the growing insecurity in the state, adding that the situation is getting worse.
He called on the security agencies to improve crime prevention and control.
The Kwara CP, Paul Odama, confirmed the development, saying, “Yes, it’s true, but we are still on it.”
The public relations officer, Kwara State Police Command SP Okasanmi Ajayi who confirmed the incident said “Kwara Command is tirelessly working towards rescuing the abducted Assistance Superintendent of police even as the motive of the abduction is still sketchy. The incident, as serious as it is, has not diminished the resolve of the command to protect lives and property of the citizens”