A lieutenant in the Nigerian Army has reportedly been abducted by gun-wielding kidnappers in a shop in Zaria, Kaduna State. People who witnessed the abduction told Saturday Sun that the army officer, who was not in uniform, had gone to the shop for groceries when the kidnappers arrived, and people scampered for safety.
The Kaduna State Police Command spokesman, DSP Yakubu Sabo, has confirmed the development in a telephone call, Saturday Sun said.
The name of the abducted army officer was given as Lieutenant A. Falana.
He was seized on Monday evening but has since been able to escape from his abductors unhurt, police records said.
According to Sabo, “We were told he was picked at a shop near ABU Monday evening. But, he has been able to escape unhurt.” But, a source in the Army who spoke in confidence denied the incident, claiming there was no such to best of his knowledge.
, “Let me check and get back to you.” He did call back within a few minutes and said, “I have checked and no one among us was kidnapped,” he said.
