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NCS confirms abduction of Prisons Assistant Controller in Niger State
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has confirmed the abduction of Assistant Controller Abdulraman Ibrahim Gelele in Niger State.
Gelele, who was attached to the Niger State command of the service, was reportedly kidnapped along Minna-Ilorin Road on April 17, 2024.
According to reports, the abductors initially made contact with both Gelele’s family and the NCS Command in Minna but subsequently cut off communications.
In a statement issued on Friday, Niger State NCS Comptroller Mohammed Isa confirmed Gelele’s abduction.
The statement, released by Command spokesperson Rabiu Mohammed Shuaibu, read in part: “On behalf of the officers and men of the command, we solicit your prayers for his safe release and freedom from captivity please.”
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