Fombina Times
Gunmen have in the wee hours of Wednesday abducted Mr. Emmanuel Piridimso, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mineral resources, Adamawa State.
A family member who was at the residence of the abducted Permanent Secretary when the incident happened said the gunmen stormed the residence located at Clerck Quarters opposite Anglican Cathedral at about 3:20 am Wednesday and abducted the Permanent Secretary at gunpoint.
“The gunmen came bearing two guns and abducted the Permanent Secretary at gunpoint.
“They carted away his handset and that of his wife. We tried to no avail to contact the Permanent Secretary through his phone number, but the abductors refused to pick our calls.
” As at the time we are speaking, the abductors were yet to contact us,” the source said.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa State police command, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje said, the police has already sprang to action and deployed IG’s rapid response team to track, arrest the culprits and rescue the victim.