JUST-IN: Police break silence on assassination of Plateau APC spokesman, Namang
Plateau police commissioner Hassan Steve Yabanet directed the Area Commander and DPO of Pankshin to rescue the victims and arrest the suspects, who are still said to be at large.
The Plateau Police Command has confirmed the murder of Mr Sylvanus Namang, the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Publicity Secretary.
In a statement issued in Jos on Sunday, Mr Alfred Alabo, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), claimed Namang was killed by gunmen at a leisure site in Pankshin.
“Yesterday (Sunday), at about 8 p.m., we received information that some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, numbering about seven, invaded a relaxation centre located along Pankshin-Jos road, and kidnapped the owner.
”In the process, a customer, one Sylvanus Namang, was shot dead by the invaders.
”On receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hassan Yabanet, directed the Area Commander and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Pankshin, to arrest the suspects and rescue the victim.
”Our men engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle and were able to foil the kidnap attempt. The suspects escaped with gunshot wounds while the victim was rescued and rushed to the General Hospital, Pankshin for treatment as the bandits had injured him,” he said.
Alabo, however, disclosed that the victim was later confirmed dead at the hospital.
He quoted the commissioner as condoling the family of the deceased while assuring residents of the command’s readiness to secure their lives and property at all times.