Gunmen abduct two workers of Nasarawa Broadcasting Service

Gunmen suspected to be kidnapers have reportedly abducted two workers of the Keffi outstation of the state-owned media organisation, the Nasarawa Broadcasting Service (NBS).

It was learnt that the incident occurred at 10 p.m last Saturday when the victims closed from work.

Police spokesman Idirissu John-Kennedy, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the matter was reported at the Keffi Divisional Police headquarters.

He said the two NBS workers – Mr. Jerry Jojo-Gana and Mr. Friday Uboh (aka Why Me) – were abducted and taken to an unknown destination.

John-Kennedy said: “The matter was reported at Keffi Divisional Police headquarters that two workers of NBS Keffi were kidnapped at 10 p.m on October 20.”

According to him, the police immediately started investigation on the incident to ensure that the victims were released.

The spokesman urged the public to cooperate with the police to rescue the victims and bring their abductors to justice.

He also urged the NBS and families of the victims to exercise patience, saying the police were working round the clock to free the men.

John-Kennedy assure the residents that tight security measures had been put in place to ensure the safety of the people in the 13 local government areas and 18 local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state.