Bandits have reportedly abducted an Assistant Controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Abdulrahman Ibrahim Gelele, in Niger State.
Gelele, who was attached to the Niger State command of the service, was abducted along Minna-Ilorin Road on April 17, 2024.
It was gathered that the abductors made initial contact with both his family and the NCS command in Minna but later cut off communications.
In a statement on Friday issued by the spokesperson for the Niger State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Rabiu Mohammed Shuaibu, confirmed that Gelele was kidnapped.
The statement said the NCS Comptroller in Niger State, Mohammed Isa, solicit Nigerians’ prayers for his safe release and freedom from captivity.
The statement added, “On behalf of the officers and men of the command, we solicit your prayers for his safe release and freedom from captivity please.”
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