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  • Police confirm release of abducted nurse in Gombe

    Police confirm release of abducted nurse in Gombe

    Mr Shina Olukolu, Gombe state Commissioner of Police on Wednesday confirmed the release of Mr Ephraim Ajuji, a nurse  who was abducted by hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday in Dadin-Kowa  town of Gombe.

    Olukolu said in a telephone conversation that the victim was released in the early hours of Wednesday.

    “Due to persistent pressure from security agencies, led by police operatives, the victim was released very early this morning (Wednesday),” he said.

    It can be recalled that the abductors of Mr Ephraim Ajuji, a nurse with Cottage Hospital in Dadin-Kowa town of Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe, had demanded for N10 million ransom.

    Daughter of the victim, Miss Mary Ephraim, had told newsmen that the kidnappers called around 7am Tuesday and stated their demand.

    The daughter, who sustained a machete cut on her head during the attack, said the kidnappers threatened to kill her father if the ransom was not paid.

    NAN

  • Nurse abducted in Gombe

    Nurse abducted in Gombe

    The Police in Gombe has confirmed the abduction of Mr Epraim Ajuji, a nurse with Cottage Hospital Dadin-Kowa, by suspected hoodlums.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Shina Olukolu, told newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday that Ajuji was taken away at about 3.30 a.m on Oct. 31.

    Olukolu said the incident occurred at Dadin-Kowa community of Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of the state.

    According to him, the hoodlums were seen with locally manufactured guns and about seven of them in number stormed the residence of the victim.

    He said that already the State Intelligence Bureau ( SIB ) in collaboration with agents from the Department of State Security as well as members of a vigilante group operating in the area have entered into the surrounding bush in search of the criminals.

    “They are now tracking the criminals. It is our belief that they will eventually be arrested and the man released,” he said.

    NAN