The assistant commissioner of police, Musa Rabo, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Saturday on his way to Jos with his driver, has been freed.
Force spokesman, Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement, saying two suspects have been arrested in connection with Rambo’s abduction of Rabo.
In the meantime, he said that Rabo, who is the head of Suleja area command of the police in Niger State, was not targeted as a cop but “purely an opportunistic crime, indiscriminately and maliciously targeted at citizens using that particular road.”
Investigation is ongoing, Mba added.
He said, “Mus Rabo abducted over the weekend was today 20th October 2019 rescued unhurt. The officer was successfully rescued this evening by a combined team of Police operatives from Kaduna, Niger and Zone 7 Command Headquarters Abuja, backed-up by members of the elite Special Forces of the NPF,” the statement read.
“Two male suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
“The officer was travelling in his civil dress, with his private vehicle and without escort or any special security at the time of the incident. He was not targeted as a cop. It was purely an opportunistic crime, indiscriminately and maliciously targeted at citizens using that particular road.
“He was, perhaps, positionally unlucky at the time of the incident!”
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