PLATEAU State Command of the Nigerian Police, has, in collaboration with Hunters and other security agencies rescued the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Pankshin Local Government Area, SP Nwapi Larrycarr Augustus, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen and taken to an unknown location recently.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Plateau State Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, and made available to SUNDAY STANDARD in Jos, the state capital last Sunday.
The statement stated that, “following the gruesome kidnap of SP Nwapi Larrycarr Augustus on 11/01/2023 at about 1930hrs by unidentified gunmen to an unknown destination in Pankshin LGA, the Plateau State Police Command in collaboration with other security agencies and Hunters in the area, swung in to rescue mission and eventually unshackled and freed the officer from his captors. The officer has been taken to the hospital for medical examination and treatment and will soon be reunited with his family.
“In view of the ugly incident, the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Bartholomew N. Onyeka, psc(+) assures citizens of the state that the perpetrators will be fished out and arrested to face justice as the Command will leave no stone unturned in the fight against kidnapping in the state”, it stated.
The CP, therefore, thanked the general public for their concern since the incident happened and called for timely information and support from residents of the state to enable the police respond to criminal incidents.
