Gunmen in Niger abduct Assistant Controller of Correctional facility Minna
Reports indicate that the Assistant Controller of Corrections at the Niger State Correctional Centre Minna, ACC Abdulrahamam Ibrahim Gelele, has been abducted by unidentified gunmen.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), CSC Rabiu Mohammed Shuaibu, stated that the ACC was reportedly taken captive on April 17, 2024.
Shuaibu mentioned that the officer was kidnapped while returning from Ilorin on vacation, along the Ilorin – Minna road.
The incident was initially shrouded in secrecy, with hopes of his prompt release. However, after more than a week, it has now become a topic of discussion at the center's headquarters.
It was also disclosed that the abductors have had contact with the victim's family once, but have since ceased communication with both the family and his workpl...