night, kidnapped the father of a
former governor of Plateau State,
Joshua Dariye.
A witness told PREMIUM TIMES that
the victim, who is said to be in his
late 80s, was abducted at his
residence in Mushere, Bokkos Local
Government Area of Plateau State.
The source, who asked not to be
named as he is not permitted to
speak for the family, said the
kidnappers fired gun shots in the
air to scare residents of the area
before the victim was abducted and
taken to an unknown destination.
However, the police in the state are
yet to confirm the incident. The
spokesperson of the police in
Plateau, Abuh Emmanuel, in a
telephone interview on Sunday
asked for more time to confirm the
incident.
Mr. Emmanuel said he will contact
the Divisional Police Officer in
charge of the area for details.
The victim’s son, Mr. Dariye,
currently represents Plateau
Central in the Senate and is seeking
re-election. The politician could not
be reached for comments as at
press time.
But our source, a close associate to
the former governor, said he has
been told of the incident.
