Adamawa: Director, Principal, And Others Abducted By Gunmen

 

Three people have been abducted by gunmen at Sangare, near Modibbo Adam University of Tech (MAUTECH), Yola.

The victims are a judicial officer, a school principal, and one other person.

The abducted judicial officer has been identified as Samuel Yaumande, Director of Litigation, Ministry of Justice, Adamawa State.

According to a family member of the director, it was stated that the gunmen had stormed the director's residence on Monday night, abducting him. 

The school principal who was also abducted was a neighbour of the director. Following the principal and director's abductions were the students who also lived nearby, according to the source.

“They came heavily armed with sophisticated weapons shooting in the air to scare residents.

“After firing gunshots, the gunmen succeeded in kidnapping the director, a school principal and three other students.

“For now, we’re yet to hear from them,” said a source within the community.

Suleiman Nguroje, the state's police public relations officer, did confirm the kidnap but his number of abductees are inconsistent with that of sources.

“The command was informed that the gunmen abducted the director and two others.

“Already, our men have been deployed to go after the kidnappers with a view to rescuing the victims,” he said.